Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.

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Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that...

My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that...

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that...

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that...

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more...

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more...

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a...

Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a...

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off,...

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off,...

Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise,...

Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise,...

American is the first democratic nation-state.

American is the first democratic nation-state.

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high...

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high...

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of...

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of...

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as...

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as...

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based...

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based...

American corporations hate to give away money.

American corporations hate to give away money.

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the...

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the...