Doris Kearns Goodwin Quote

It becomes a competition for memory, these presidents have competed all their lives. Once a President gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history. They all start competing against Lincoln as the greatest president. And the building becomes the symbol, the memorial to that dream.


The New York Times (23 October 1985)


It becomes a competition for memory, these presidents have competed all their lives. Once a President gets to the White House, the only audience that ...

It becomes a competition for memory, these presidents have competed all their lives. Once a President gets to the White House, the only audience that ...

It becomes a competition for memory, these presidents have competed all their lives. Once a President gets to the White House, the only audience that ...

It becomes a competition for memory, these presidents have competed all their lives. Once a President gets to the White House, the only audience that ...