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About Robert Dallek
American historian
Robert A. Dallek is an American historian known for his work on the presidents of the United States. His writing has focused in particular on Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. He is widely associated with political history and the study of modern American presidential leadership. On this site, 128 quotes are attributed to him.
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- “By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.”Robert Dallek
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