Three days in January : Dwight Eisenhower's final mission / Bret Baier ; with Catherine Whitney

Author:: Baier, Bret
Additional Titles:: 3 days in January
Published:: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
Edition:: Young Readers' Edition.
Physical Description:: xii, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents:

A personal message from Bret Baier -- Introduction: The Final Mission -- Part I. The setting. The first visit ; Becoming Ike ; Ike in command ; A non-politician runs for President ; Gentle but strong -- Part II. The speech. Good evening, my fellow Americans ; Working together ; Dealing with the Soviet Union ; Confronting the nuclear threat ; The military-industrial complex -- Part III. The final mission. Getting to know President-Elect Kennedy ; The day before ; The passage ; A spring day at Camp David -- Appendix: Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Index.

Summary:

"In January 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to newly elected John F. Kennedy. Even though both men were great leaders, they couldn't have been more different. Eisenhower was a five-star army general during World War II and, at age seventy, had become a beloved, experienced figure in the Republican party. Kennedy was one of the youngest presidents ever elected, a Democrat who represented the hopes and dreams of a new generation. In this young readers' adaptation of his New York Times bestseller, Bret Baier uncovers the fascinating history behind this transition of power. It is an intriguing account of Eisenhower's life, with a focus on his farewell address, shedding light on two of the most iconic presidents of the twentieth century."--Jacket flap.

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ISBN:

9780062915344
0062915347

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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