“When you look at the development of the American presidency, you see t...” — H. W. Brands Quote

“When you look at the development of the American presidency, you see that the presidents who have had the greatest impact are the ones who fit their times most successfully.”

“With my first few books, I was aiming at an academic audience, basically, to get tenure. You can presuppose a certain amount of knowledge; you can expect that there is this common background.”

“The Republican Party has moved substantially to the right of where Reagan was.”

“Well, Warren Harding, I have got you the presidency. What are you going to do with it?”

“In a healthy republic, there is a need for figures who understand that the presidency is not the be-all and end-all of the people.”

“I am going to give the moral support of the presidency to the police and firemen.”