Table of Contents

Introduction
1.   Pre-Presidency, 1890-1952
2.   Creating Stability: Domestic Affairs, 1953-54
3.   Waging Peace: Foreign Affairs, 1953-54
4.   Affluence and Good Feelings: Domestic Affairs, 1955-56
5.   Crises, East, West and Mid-East: Foreign Affairs, 1955-56
6.   The Doldrums: Domestic Affairs, 1957-58
7.   Waging Cold War:  Foreign Affairs, 1957-58
8.   Revival of Spirit: Domestic Affairs, 1959-60
9.   High Hopes and Final Disappointment: Foreign Affairs, 1959-60
10. Conclusion
Bibliography 

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Eisenhower is a succinct analytical evaluation of Eisenhower’s presidency that argues that he embodied the spirit of his time and exuded power in a subtle manner.

About the Author

Peter G. Boyle is senior Lecturer in US History at the University of Nottingham, where he has taught since 1967. He is editor of the "Churchill-Eisenhower Correspondence, 1953-55" and "America Soviet Relations, 1917-1991: From the Russian REvolution to the Fall of Communism."

Reviews

"Boyle has provided a balanced interpretation that should challenge students to possibly re-evaluate their views of Eisenhower." "H-Net reviews" "a lucid, balanced and well-argued analysis well written and very well researched in both primary and secondary sources. "Iwan Morgan, History Tthe Journal of the Historical Association, Vol. 91, Iss.4, Number 304, October 2006" 'A well crafted and concise synthesis that succeeds in discussing insightfully a diverse body of literature and in encouraging historians to assess Dwight Eisenhower in a new and more positive way.' "Robert Mason, University of Edinburgh"