Byline: DAVID HENDRICKS
Presidential historians have it easy. They can write, and rewrite endlessly, the tales of mere mortals positioned in extraordinary circumstances, and sell books.
Some historians even analyze the office of the presidency itself, the ways in which its powers ebb and flow and what it all means.
Neither "Presidential Courage" (Simon & Schuster; 430 pages; $28) by Michael Beschloss nor Jim Cullen's "Imperfect Presidents" (Palgrave Macmillan; 256 pages; $24.95) attempt the latter, however. Both books look at the men instead of the office.
Beschloss examines the decisions of nine presidents that went against public opinion …
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