"In writing about the past, it is often in the secondary characters that you find the richest material." - David McCullough on writing biography #WAH2018

"The adventure is discovery and curiosity." - David McCullough on the joy of writing about that which you don't know much about. #WAH2018

“Nobody in the presidential library system has done as good of a job as the Truman Library at making their collections accessible to the public.” - @jmeacham

“If you think voting in an election excuses you from the arena for four years, you don’t understand it.” - ChristopherReevesJr

"Presidents see as they wish to be seen." ChristopherReevesJr on presidents speaking about other presidents Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"Demography is destiny." ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series. I hope so, Mr. Meacham x.com/trumanlibinst/…

"You have to have the capacity for greatness to be tragic." ChristopherReevesJr on why Donald J. Trump is not tragic at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"Our most effective presidents have been those who have understood the presidency in a personal way." ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"One of the reasons Truman was effective as a president was because of his work on the Truman Committee." ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"The Swamp" is a wonderful rhetorical trick, but we hired a president, not a marketer." ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"History lasts a long time." ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

"Has it ever been so bad?" "Yes, it has." ChristopherReevesJr giving us some perspective at the Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

Do you know the historical precedent for Donald J. Trump's calls for a border wall? The guests at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series do. Thanks, ChristopherReevesJr, for making history so interesting!

Q: What is the thing Americans can buy into? A: The maintenance and restoration of the middle class. Fascinating conversation at the Truman Legacy Series. Thanks, ChristopherReevesJr, Truman Library Institute and Rainy Day Books

“It would not surprise me in the least to see the country swerve to the far left in the next election. We’re living in that chaotic of a time.” - ChristopherReevesJr

"HW Bush thought Arsenio Hall was a building at Yale." - ChristopherReevesJr on the change in presidents over time

“What’s going to be depressing about the 2020 campaign is it’s going to be two worlds talking past each other.” - ChristopherReevesJr

"You can get 35% of Americans to agree to anything. (See: McCarthy approval ratings 4 years in.)" - ChristopherReevesJr at Truman Library Institute's Truman Legacy Series

“Watch more and watch different,” says ChristopherReevesJr of watching TV. Watch an opinion show different that you believe because that’s what the person next to you in the grocery store thinks.

Q: what are some things Americans can do to deal with these times? A: watch more news, but watch some outside of your bubble. You may find they are not right, but also that you are not as right as you think you are either. - ChristopherReevesJr