Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-328) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Three days in January

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

948338993

Responsibility statement

Bret Baier ; with Catherine Whitney

Sub title

Dwight Eisenhower's final mission

Summary

Explores the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower through the lens of his last three days in office in January 1961, revealing him to be a model of strong yet principled leadership

Table Of Contents

Part One: The Setting -- The Measure of Ike -- Ike in Command -- A Nonpolitician in the Political Arena -- Ike's Hidden Card -- Part Two: The Speech -- Farewell in Black and White -- Intimacy and Interdependence -- The Hostile Landscape -- Dust to Dust -- The Military-Industrial Complex -- Part Three: The Final Mission -- An Unknowable Successor -- The Day Before -- The Passage -- A Spring Day at Camp David

Target audience

adult

Classification