Description: An American icon and hero faces a nation--and a world--in transition, as seen in this retrospective of the popular president's career.
Brief description: For over thirty years, Tom Wicker covered American politics at The New York Times, where he began writing the Times's "In the Nation" column. He was the author of several books, including One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream and JFK & LBJ, as well as two novels.
Review Quotes:
"This is one of the finest single-volume treatments of the Eisenhower presidency available."
--Library Journal
--Amazon.com Wicker gives us a sense that Eisenhower was a shrewd image manipulator who knew Americans wanted a smiling, relaxed leader.
--The New York Times