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By Winstead on August 2, 2016  During an interview with KDFW FOX 4 Good Day, Talmage answers the question, “What Makes a Great President?” WATCH HERE:  What Makes a Great President – Talmage Boston Cross-Examining History For over 38 years, Talmage Boston’s vocation has been getting to the heart of his cases by asking the right […]

By Winstead on August 9, 2016  As the race to win the 2016 presidential election heats up, Talmage Boston takes a look at which nominee is the best candidate when measured by the character strength of former presidents. Character Strengths of Former U.S. Presidents “Both presidential candidates have received high negative approval ratings […]

By Winstead on September 20, 2016 As election season continues to unfold, and with the Super Tuesday primaries now upon us, candidates’ positions on the issues have received ample analysis. Not so their leadership traits. In 2016, as in the past, voters must make their decisions not on the basis of position papers, […]

By Winstead on September 27, 2016 Listen to Talmage Boston’s feature on KERA’s “Think,” hosted by Krys Boyd. Based on his interviews with some of the country’s most prominent presidential historians and insiders, Talmage shares insights on the qualities that separate a good leader from a great one.  Talmage is the author of Cross-Examining History: A […]

By Winstead on October 11, 2016  The Eric Metaxas Show Talmage discusses his newest book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, on The Eric Metaxas Show.  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN  The response to Talmage’s project in the history community has been amazing. Major recognition of his work has […]

By Winstead on October 22, 2016 How Nasty Were Politics in the Past? Talmage Boston is ready for the next chapter of the U.S. presidency—one way or the other. The 63-year-old Dallas attorney, historian and author is already crafting his post-election questions for Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, who will be speaking in Dallas the […]

By Winstead on October 30, 2016  Talmage Boston talks about his book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers from Experts About Our Presidents, on American History TV, C-SPAN3.  He explains the “Ten Commandments of Presidential Leadership” and provides examples of presidents who excelled at each one.   Originally aired Sunday, October 30, 2016.

By Winstead on November 7, 2016 Every newly inaugurated president in our past has brought into office the public’s expectations of anticipated performance.  His supporters have foreseen only great things happening under his leadership, while detractors have predicted that the country will surely suffer through rapid decline during his administration.  Such expectations are […]