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    • Leadership in the Oval Office, from FDR to Barack Obama
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      Leadership in the Oval Office, from FDR to Barack Obama

      "CBS This Morning" co-anchor John Dickerson’s essay on presidential leadership is based on a series of Yahoo News interviews with historians.

    • Lyndon B. Johnson: Moral clarity on civil rights
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      Lyndon B. Johnson: Moral clarity on civil rights

      Historian Jonathan Darman examines deciding to pursue civil rights legislation over objections of fellow Southern Democrats.

    • George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11
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      George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11

      Author Peter Baker discusses Bush’s push against anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination after the attacks on Sept. 11. 2001.

    • Jimmy Carter: Staking his reputation on a dream of Mideast peace
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      Jimmy Carter: Staking his reputation on a dream of Mideast peace

      Jimmy Carter decided to stake his reputation on a dream and personally broker a peace deal between Egypt and Israel.

    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Calling a ‘bank holiday’ for a collapsing economy
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      Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Calling a ‘bank holiday’ for a collapsing economy

      Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says the "bank holiday" is Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s defining moment of presidential leadership.

    • John F. Kennedy: Cutting a deal with Khrushchev to save the world
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      John F. Kennedy: Cutting a deal with Khrushchev to save the world

      Author Michael Dobbs discusses JFK's defining moment of presidential leadership: preventing nuclear war with Russia.

    • Barack Obama: Going for broke in the bin Laden raid
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      Barack Obama: Going for broke in the bin Laden raid

      Author Peter Bergen discusses Barack Obama’s defining moment of leadership.

    • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Facing down the Soviets — and the military-industrial complex
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      Dwight D. Eisenhower: Facing down the Soviets — and the military-industrial complex

      Historian Evan Thomas details Eisenhower's decision to push back on the military-industrial complex during the Cold War.

    • Gerald Ford: Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons
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      Gerald Ford: Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons

      Journalist Barry Werth discusses the 38th president's defining moment of presidential leadership: his pardon of Richard Nixon.

    • George H.W. Bush: Breaking a pledge, doing the right thing on taxes
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      George H.W. Bush: Breaking a pledge, doing the right thing on taxes

      Historian Jon Meacham examines Bush's costly decision to defy the GOP base and break his "no new taxes" pledge.

    • Ronald Reagan: Setting back the ‘doomsday clock’ of nuclear war
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      Ronald Reagan: Setting back the ‘doomsday clock’ of nuclear war

      Historian Lou Cannon looks at Reagan's decision to defy his base and pursue nuclear disarmament with Mikhail Gorbachev.

    • Harry S. Truman: A courageous stand on integrating the armed forces
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      Harry S. Truman: A courageous stand on integrating the armed forces

      Author Cornelius Bynum explores Truman’s desegregation of the U.S. military, which went against public opinion and military leaders.

    • Bill Clinton: Taking on the NRA to pass assault-weapons ban
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      Bill Clinton: Taking on the NRA to pass assault-weapons ban

      Author David Maraniss discusses Clinton's defining moment of presidential leadership: getting an assault-rifle ban through Congress.

    • Richard Nixon: A Nixon-goes-to-China moment
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      Richard Nixon: A Nixon-goes-to-China moment

      Historian Evan Thomas examines Richard Nixon's defining moment of presidential leadership: initiating a relationship with China.

    Why Democrats won in Georgia
    • “If you’re looking to win elections, it is probably best not to urge your supporters not to vote.”

    • “Warnock’s portrayal of himself as a dog lover, a means of overcoming white suspicions of Black men, smacked of pure genius.”

    • “Trump has done damage to the Republican brand among suburban voters that goes well beyond just races where he is on the ballot.”

    • “Once more, Democrats must profusely thank activist Stacey Abrams.”

    • “Overall, demographic trends show that the state’s electorate is becoming younger and more diverse each year.”

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