This book offers candid assessments of the Eisenhower presidency and lessons we can apply in examining presidents today. The contributors, including many noted Eisenhower and presidency scholars, consider Eisenhower's leadership style, strategic vision, approach to civil rights and the economy, reactions to crises at home and abroad, and more.

This book offers candid assessments of the Eisenhower presidency and lessons we can apply in examining presidents today. The contributors, including many noted Eisenhower and presidency scholars, consider Eisenhower's leadership style, strategic vision, approach to civil rights and the economy, reactions to crises at home and abroad, and more.