You really do live through someone’s life when you hear him six hours a day. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
First of all, there’s no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830’s really through the 1950’s, you had conventions that actually did real business. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations where the delegates were divided and you would have ballot after ballot before there was a final nominee. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
To people who remember JFK’s assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father’s coffin. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
Not to be pompous about it – my thing in life is to write history and not to chat on TV 24 hours a day. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
Anyone who writes anything on any subject is standing on the shoulders of 900 people who’ve come before you. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
There is a great overlap of tragedy that played out through the generations of the Lincolns. That, coupled with the idea that many people consider Lincoln our greatest president ever and the fact that he was also a man assassinated at the age of 56 and had a widow with mental problems is what makes it all so fascinating. Michael Beschloss Read Quote
