Eisenhower The White House Years |
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| Author:
| Newton, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-4191-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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The Dwight Eisenhower of popular imagination is a benign figure armed with a putter. The Eisenhower of journalist Jim Newton's rendering is shrewd and tempestuous. Mocked as a blunderbuss, he was a meticulous manager. Admired as a general, he was a champion of peace. Eisenhower enforced desegregation, built an interstate highway system, ground down Joseph McCarthy -- and was the last president until Clinton to leave the country in the black.
The Dwight Eisenhower of popular imagination is a benign figure armed with a putter. The Eisenhower of journalist Jim Newton's rendering is shrewd and tempestuous. Mocked as a blunderbuss, he was a meticulous manager. Admired as a general, he was a champion of peace. Eisenhower enforced desegregation, built an interstate highway system, ground down Joseph McCarthy -- and was the last president until Clinton to leave the country in the black.