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Ike and Dick : portrait of a strange political marriage / Jeffrey Frank

Author
Frank, Jeffrey, 1942-
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Description
viii, 434 pages ; 25 cm

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Contents
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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781416587019 (hardcover)
1416587012 (hardcover)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-418) and index.
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