Noah Brooks Quotes
Abraham Lincoln worked hard at being inscrutable. The tones, the gestures, the kindling eye, and the mirth-provoking look defy the reporter's skill.
Noah Brooks, Quoted in Josua Zeitz, Lincolns Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln's Image, Penguin Group, 2014
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Herndon was a close friend and law partner of Lincoln's
She was the first person in politics who realized that with TV, the visual image of the background for the President would be a critical factor. However, it would not be until the Ronald Regan Presidency until the process became a critical political craft if not an art form.
His reason for this statment (with which few others agreed) was that at best, the Special Prosecutor's investiation would distract the politicians, the media and the public from focussing on the great achievements of Trump and his administration, and at worst woud uncover some quasi scandal of Trump's years ago that would mortally damage is image and curtail or make innefective what Bannon thought was the most significant and important President in years. There were others who agreed about the consequense of the investigation but becasue Trump was probably guilty of dealing with the Russians improperly before he assumned the presidency and was mired in a hopeless tangle of business conflict of interest. To them, them curtailment of the Trump administration would be very good thing for the country so it could not have been a mistake for the nation, but for a sitting President the investigation and its aftermath mzy well prove to be a personal blunder although one that harmed Trump but benefitted the nation.
- Born: October 25, 1830
- Died: August 16, 1903
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Hournalist & Biographer
Noah Brooks was an American journalist and editor who worked for newspapers in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York. He is known for authoring a major biography of Abraham Lincoln based on close personal observation.
