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Notes

table of contents
  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction. Good Judgment Seeks Balance
  3. 1 Brief Biography
  4. 2 A Transcending Duty
  5. 3 Pursuing the Middle Way
  6. 4 A New Look for National Security
  7. 5 Indochina and the Domino Theory
  8. 6 Dealing with McCarthyism
  9. 7 Brown v. Board and the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis
  10. 8 Sputnik and the Race for Space
  11. 9 Eisenhower and the Farewell Address
  12. Conclusion. Why Eisenhower Still Matters
  13. A Note on Online Sources
  14. Abbreviations Used in the Notes
  15. Notes
  16. Suggested Reading
  17. Index

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All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. Visit our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu.

First published 2024 by Cornell University Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Wagner, Steven (Steven T.), author.

Title: Eisenhower for our time / Steven Wagner.

Description: Ithaca : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2024. | Series: People for our time | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2023024176 (print) | LCCN 2023024177 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501774294 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501774300 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501774317 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890–1969. | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890–1969—Political and social views. | Political leadership—United States—History—20th century. | United States—Politics and government—1953–1961.

Classification: LCC E835 .W24 2024 (print) | LCC E835 (ebook) | DDC 973.921092 [B]—dc23/eng/20230718

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023024176

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023024177

Cover photo: Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959. Eisenhower Presidential Library.

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