Judging from Mr. Obama’s questions, one subject was uppermost in his
mind: how could he become a “transformational” president and bend the
historic trajectory of America’s domestic and foreign policy?
When one of the historians brought up the difficulties that Lyndon
Johnson, another wartime president, faced trying to wage a foreign
military venture while implementing an ambitious domestic agenda, Mr.
Obama grew testy. He implied that he was different, because he could
prevail by the force of his personality. He could solve the worst
financial crisis since the Great Depression, put millions of people back
to work, redistribute wealth, withdraw from Iraq, and reconcile the
United States to a less dominant role in the world.
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