151 Quotes by Robert Dallek

Ronald Reagan in foreign affairs, I think, was someone who had certain, very general ideas, general propositions by which he lives: To combat communism, to build up the American military power to assure our national security against any conceivable threat.

What makes war interesting for Americans is that we don't fight war on our soil, we don't have direct experience of it, so there's an openness about the meanings we give to it.

Nowadays, everyone seems to have a blog that finds readers.

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union.

If nobody trusts you as president, then you can't get anything done.

John Kennedy had so many different medical problems that began when he was a boy. He started out with intestinal problems... spastic colitis.

A presidential candidate's great desire is to be seen as pragmatic, and they hope their maneuvering and shifting will be seen in pursuit of some higher purpose. It doesn't mean they are utterly insincere.

The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt and Churchill are meeting face to face in this war.

With television, you can make anyone look larger than life.