Eisenhower for Our Time
eBook - ePub

Eisenhower for Our Time

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Eisenhower for Our Time

About this book

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 that apply to ours today. The President's actions place him among the most successful presidents and provide many lessons to guide us in our time and in the future.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction. Good Judgment Seeks Balance
  3. 1 Brief Biography
  4. 2 A Transcending Duty
  5. 3 Pursuing the Middle Way
  6. 4 A New Look for National Security
  7. 5 Indochina and the Domino Theory
  8. 6 Dealing with McCarthyism
  9. 7 Brown v. Board and the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis
  10. 8 Sputnik and the Race for Space
  11. 9 Eisenhower and the Farewell Address
  12. Conclusion. Why Eisenhower Still Matters
  13. A Note on Online Sources
  14. Abbreviations Used in the Notes
  15. Notes
  16. Suggested Reading
  17. Index