William B. Pickett is professor of history at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has been a Fulbright lecturer and has written extensively on Eisenhower’s presidency. His books include a biography of Indiana senator Homer Capehart and Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power.
Comprehensible, balanced, and, above all, believable. -- Robert A. Divine, Littlefield Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin Exquisite and extraordinary. -- Robert H. Ferrell, author of Harry S. Truman: A Life Professor Pickett teaches us again that what everybody knows to be true rarely turns out to be true. We now have an answer for the provocative 1952 nomination political puzzler. -- Joseph E. Perisco, biographer and historian A valuable contribution to our knowledge and understanding of one of the pivotal decisions in the history of the modern presidency. -- Geoffrey Perret, author of Eisenhower With vivid prose, analytical savvy, and a cache of recently found documents, it is impossible not to admire this landmark study. -- Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies, University of New Orleans The New York Review Of Books
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