In ending his bid for reelection, Joe Biden chose democracy and restraint over dictatorship and demagoguery.
Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. His new book is
The most important decision in our early democracy occurred when our first President, George Washington, decided not to run for another reelection in 1796. His farewell address is one of the great testaments to rule by the people, and he articulated a set of enduring principles around just government, realistic foreign policy, and honesty and integrity. He created a unique American tradition of the most powerful politician giving up power voluntarily for the good of the country.
Lyndon Johnson, a dominant congressional figure, succeeded President Kennedy after his terrible assassination, and then in 1964 won the biggest presidential landslide since Roosevelt’s time in office. Four years later, on March 31, 1968, Johnson shocked the world when he announced that. He was stepping back because of the American military quagmire in Vietnam and the turmoil surrounding the war and civil rights within the United States.
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