Michael Beschloss says to wait 40 years to make judgements on presidents
July 16, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresidential historian Michael Beschloss gives examples on why 30 or 40 years are necessary to obtain real hindsight on a president.
"If you wrote a book about LBJ before the tapes, and then after the tapes, after you hear what he's really like in private, it's like two different human beings."
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