Presidential Decisions Quotes
on the decision of whether to use military force against the Assad Syrian regime for their using chemical warfare against their own people
In a precursor to the 1948 unexpected 1948 Dewey defeat for the presidency, Charles Evans Hughes was favored to defeat Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Based on early returns in the East, New York Times and other newspapers had conceded the election to Hughes in their evening editions. Hughes retired early in his hotel. After midnight, a New York reporter called his suite. Hughes' son answered.
At the time few believed he would not slow down or kill all civil rights legislation as he had done throughout his career. But this is one example of a politician telling the truth on the campaign trail with few believing him. He certainly vindicated his early civil rights record once he became president.
