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October 10, 2011 · Richard Norton Smith, Chicago, Magazine
I said a lot of things, but Cissy did them. —Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Presidential Historian and Biographer
Richard Norton Smith
2 articles 2005–2011
Richard Norton Smith is a presidential historian, biographer, and former director of multiple presidential libraries, including those of Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, and Abraham Lincoln. He is the author of acclaimed biographies of George Washington, Herbert Hoover, and Nelson Rockefeller, among others. He contributed pieces to The Weekly Standard on literary and political subjects.
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March 28, 2005 · Richard Norton Smith, Magazine, Books and Arts
I read the [Joseph J.] Ellis book, which is a really interesting book--His Excellency, it's called--and [David] McCullough is writing a book on George Washington as well. People are constantly . . . evaluating a president's standing in history. --George W. Bush press conference, March 16 A…