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Eisenhower for Our Time provides an introduction to the Eisenhower presidency, extracting lessons for today''s world. Steven Wagner proposes that the need to maintain balance defines Eisenhower''s presidency.

Wagner examines a series of defining moments that were among Eisenhower''s greatest challenges, some of which resulted in his greatest accomplishments: the decision to run for president, his political philosophy of the Middle Way, the creation of a national security policy, the French Indochina War, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis, the Race for Space, and the famous Farewell Address. Wagner looks at Eisenhower''s executive ability, leadership, decision making, and willingness to compromise, as well as the qualities of duty, integrity, and good character.

The moments detailed in Eisenhower for Our Time show Eisenhower as a president intimately engaged in the decisions that defined America in his time and tha

Eisenhower for Our Time

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 4/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9781501774294
      978-1501774294
      ISBN-10 1501774298

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Eisenhower for Our Time provides an introduction to the Eisenhower presidency, extracting lessons for today''s world. Steven Wagner proposes that the need to maintain balance defines Eisenhower''s presidency.

      Wagner examines a series of defining moments that were among Eisenhower''s greatest challenges, some of which resulted in his greatest accomplishments: the decision to run for president, his political philosophy of the Middle Way, the creation of a national security policy, the French Indochina War, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis, the Race for Space, and the famous Farewell Address. Wagner looks at Eisenhower''s executive ability, leadership, decision making, and willingness to compromise, as well as the qualities of duty, integrity, and good character.

      The moments detailed in Eisenhower for Our Time show Eisenhower as a president intimately engaged in the decisions that defined America in his time and tha

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