Dartmouth College: Historian Assesses the Office of the Presidency
January 17, 2026
January 17, 2026
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Historian Assesses the Office of the Presidency
Richard Norton Smith says the job has "radically changed" over the decades.
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Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith suggests that the best presidents combine moral imagination, humility, humor, and sharp political instincts with an ambition rooted in service, not ego.
The . . .
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Historian Assesses the Office of the Presidency
Richard Norton Smith says the job has "radically changed" over the decades.
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Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith suggests that the best presidents combine moral imagination, humility, humor, and sharp political instincts with an ambition rooted in service, not ego.
The . . .