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Author Frank, Jeffrey, 1942-

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

Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, [2013]
©2013
Edition 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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 2nd FL Humanities Library Books  E836 .F73 2013    Available
Collation viii, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and index.
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.
Note Gift of Dr. Gary Jason.
Subject Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. fast (OCoLC)fst00037714
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. fast (OCoLC)fst00031384
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741
Presidents. fast (OCoLC)fst01075723
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
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