Robert Dallek: The Making and Unmaking of 20th Century Presidents

Offering the keynote address for this year’s series on the American presidency, presidential scholar Robert Dallek examines why some presidents succeed and others don’t by zeroing in on such determinants as vision, pragmatism, charisma, trust, consensus, and luck. Dallek, recently retired from Boston University, is author of Lessons from the Lives and Times of Presidents. Co-presented with the Truman Library Institute.
More in this series:
20
Mar
James N. Giglio: John F. Kennedy
Plaza Branch |
6:30pm
11
Apr
Edward P. Crapol: John Tyler
Plaza Branch |
6:30pm
16
May
Candice Millard: James A. Garfield
Plaza Branch |
6:30pm
23
May
Zachary Karabell: Chester Alan Arthur
Plaza Branch |
6:30pm

Robert Dallek: The Making and Unmaking of 20th Century Presidents

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