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Michael Beschloss
Michael Beschloss, NBC's on-staff presidential historian, speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press."
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press

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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Michael Beschloss
Michael Beschloss, NBC's on-staff presidential historian, speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press."
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press