Since the 1970s, presidential history has been out of fashion among professional historians. That was all before Donald Trump became president. Dallek rates FDR as one of the nation’s three best, alongside George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In contrast, Dallek argues, Trump has demonstrated little interest in learning from his predecessors, other than to bash them. From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald TrumpBy Robert Dallek

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2020 21:45 UTC