| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) |
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The fund crisis of 1952 -- The early years in power, 1953-1954 -- Years of turmoil, 1955-1956 -- Years of transition, 1957-1958 -- Towards the soaring sixties -- The torch is passed, 1961-1969 -- Eisenhower, Nixon, and American politics |
| Summary |
As historian and author John W. Malsberger writes in The General and the Politician: Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and American Politics, no two political figures could have taken more different routes to the Presidency than did America's 34th and 37th Commanders in Chief. Thrown together largely for political convenience by a Republican party struggling to reinvent itself through years of post-Depression, Democratic dominance, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon came to embody two radically different styles of leadership, simultaneously defining - for the American electorate - where Americ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 fast |
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 fast |
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) fast |
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140468
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140467
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United States
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020738921 |
| ISBN |
9781442232365 |
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1442232366 |
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1306573424 |
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9781306573429 |
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