The quality of courage
Michael Beschloss, NBC's on-staff presidential historian, speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press."
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Historian Michael Beschloss says there are nine presidents who would be great role models for this year's 2008 presidential candidates, and they all have one thing in common: courage. In a speech he gave at the Commonwealth Club of California this summer, Beschloss discussed his new book, "Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America."
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