Richard B. Morris

History is made up of facts, but also of opinions; it is not only, asLeopold von Ranke put it, "what actually happened/' but also what peoplewho know what happened think about past events. Facts are often difficultto track down and verify, but once located they are immutable and per-manently...

A heroic segment of time all men find comfort and reassurance in knowing how their civilization developed A and where in the grand arrangement of events it stands at the moment. But we Americans at this juncture in the 20th Century have a particular need to take our historical bearings....

? ? Introduction when putting this book together, we lined the walls of a fair-sized room with books on the American Presidency. That there is so much material on the subject attests to the crucial role of our Chief Executive in national and international affairs. It also attests to a...

Introductionwhen putting this book together, we lined the walls of a fair-sized room with books on the American Presidency. That there is so much material on the subject attests to the crucial role of our Chief Executive in national and international affairs. It also attests to a traditional...