Ike and Dick : portrait of a strange political marriage /
Frank, Jeffrey, 1942-
Ike and Dick : portrait of a strange political marriage / Jeffrey Frank. - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, - viii, 434 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and index.
The men's club -- The ticket -- The silent treatment -- "The greatest moment of my life" -- President Eisenhower -- Diplomatic vistas -- The troublesome senator -- "Mr. Nixon's war" -- The pounding -- Mortal man -- Survivor -- The liberation of Richard Nixon -- "Once an oppressed people rise" -- Worn down -- Should he resign? -- Dirty work -- Unstoppable -- "If you give me a week, I might think of one" -- The good life -- The obituary writers -- Easterners -- The "Moratorium" -- Private agendas -- The rehearsal -- "That job is so big, the forces are so great" -- David and Julie -- Family ties -- A soldier's serenade -- Victory laps -- Eulogies -- What happened next.
Examines the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, from the politics that divided them to the marriage that united their families. Despite being separated by age and temperament, their association evolved into a collaboration that helped to shape the nation's political ideology, foreign policy, and domestic goals.
9781416587019 1416587012 9781416587217 1416587217
2012015138
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
1945-1989
1900-talet
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Politics and government
Presidents.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Politik.
Presidenter.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--History--1945-
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State^BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.
E836 / .F73 2013
973.921092 B
Ike and Dick : portrait of a strange political marriage / Jeffrey Frank. - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, - viii, 434 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and index.
The men's club -- The ticket -- The silent treatment -- "The greatest moment of my life" -- President Eisenhower -- Diplomatic vistas -- The troublesome senator -- "Mr. Nixon's war" -- The pounding -- Mortal man -- Survivor -- The liberation of Richard Nixon -- "Once an oppressed people rise" -- Worn down -- Should he resign? -- Dirty work -- Unstoppable -- "If you give me a week, I might think of one" -- The good life -- The obituary writers -- Easterners -- The "Moratorium" -- Private agendas -- The rehearsal -- "That job is so big, the forces are so great" -- David and Julie -- Family ties -- A soldier's serenade -- Victory laps -- Eulogies -- What happened next.
Examines the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, from the politics that divided them to the marriage that united their families. Despite being separated by age and temperament, their association evolved into a collaboration that helped to shape the nation's political ideology, foreign policy, and domestic goals.
9781416587019 1416587012 9781416587217 1416587217
2012015138
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.
1945-1989
1900-talet
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Politics and government
Presidents.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Politik.
Presidenter.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--History--1945-
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State^BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.
E836 / .F73 2013
973.921092 B