Thomas A. Bailey

One could begin with his personal qualities and note the encomium of the political historian Thomas A. Bailey of Stanford. Lincoln, he wrote in 1966, was “undeniably a great man…in spirit, in humility, in humanity, in magnanimity, in patience, in Christlike charity, in capacity for growth, in political instincts, ...

Although he built a business empire, Trump is arguably the least prepared president in U.S. history, never having been elected or appointed to public office. As a candidate for the White House, Trump touted his lack of political experience as a virtue. Thomas A. Bailey, however, observed in his classic book, ...

Thomas A. Bailey, a historian from Stanford university, wrote in 1966 that Lincoln was "undeniably a great man ... in spirit, in humility, in humanity, in magnanimity, in patience, in Christ-like charity, in capacity for growth, in political instincts, in holding together a discordant political following, in interpreting ...

Thomas A. Bailey, a sympathetic historian noted that “Franklin Roosevelt repeatedly deceived the American people during the period before Pearl Harbor....He was like the physician who must tell the patient lies for the patient's own good...because the masses are notoriously shortsighted and generally ...

One could begin with his personal qualities and note the encomium of the political historian Thomas A. Bailey of Stanford. Lincoln, he wrote in 1966, was “undeniably a great man…in spirit, in humility, in humanity, in magnanimity, in patience, in Christlike charity, in capacity for growth, in political instincts, ...

Fifty years ago historian Thomas A. Bailey of Stanford University published one of my favorite books. In “Presidential Greatness,” Bailey used dozens of markers to analyze each American president's record. He then rated all presidents up to Lyndon Johnson as great, near great, average, below average, ...

One could begin with his personal qualities and note the encomium of the political historian Thomas A. Bailey of Stanford. Lincoln, he wrote in 1966, was “undeniably a great man…in spirit, in humility, in humanity, in magnanimity, in patience, in Christlike charity, in capacity for growth, in political instincts, ...

Stanford historian Thomas A. Bailey claimed the Schlesinger polls included a bias toward Democrats, liberals and anyone with a connection to Harvard. But over the years, various presidential rankings have focused on a small set of presidents who always appear at the top of these surveys of historians.

While U.S. military and technological innovation brought World War II to a close, it was a later use of technology--the Soviet launching of Sputnik in 1957--that historian Thomas A. Bailey called the equivalent of a “psychological Pearl Harbor” for many Americans. It created deep feelings of inadequacy and a ...