Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency. Robert Dallek americanconcealcondition Change image and share on social
The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth. Robert Dallek acceptancebaybring Change image and share on social
To be sure, hunters and sportsmen back gun rights. Beyond that, there are millions who see guns as a defense against fear - fear of criminals breaking into their homes or assaulting them on city streets. Robert Dallek assaultbackbreak share on social
Obama is cutting back on the idea that we're going to have Jeffersonian democracy in Pakistan or anywhere else. Robert Dallek backcutdemocracy Change image and share on social
In 1800, in the first interparty contest, the Federalists warned that presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson, because of his sympathy expressed at the outset of the French Revolution, was 'the son of a half-breed Indian squaw' who would put opponents under the guillotine. Robert Dallek breedcandidatecontest share on social
At the end of the day, Americans are not so keen on ideologues, people who have such fixed positions that they can't see any virtue in the other side's point of view. Robert Dallek americandayend Change image and share on social
Coming out of WWII, there was the assumption, the hope, the vision of a world at peace, of a kind of Wilsonian universalism, that we and the Soviets would get along, we'd have a kind of lovefest for as far into the future as anyone could see. Robert Dallek assumptioncomefuture share on social
The so-called second New Deal of 1935 - including the Works Progress Administration, Social Security and the Wagner Act legalizing union labor - represented an effort to meet the rising voices demanding a more aggressive government approach to the collapse of national prosperity. Robert Dallek actadministrationaggressive share on social
The disaster at the Bay of Pigs intensified Kennedy's doubts about listening to advisers from the CIA, the Pentagon, or the State Department who had misled him or allowed him to accept lousy advice. Robert Dallek acceptadviceadviser Change image and share on social
Joseph McCarthy and the John Birch Society launched an anti-Communist crusade that won the support of millions of Americans in the 1950s. Robert Dallek 1950samericananti Change image and share on social
