Ike and Dick Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage

Name: Ike and Dick Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage
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ISBN: 9781416587217

ISBN-10: 1416587217

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Authors: Jeffrey Frank

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An absorbing account of "the most intriguing--and dysfunctional--political marriage in history" (The New York Times Book Review, front page review).One of the most acclaimed political biographies of our time, Jeffrey Frank's Ike and Dick takes you inside the strained and complex relationship of two fascinating American leaders--hailed as "top-drawer as political history" (Russell Baker, The New York Review of Books) and "one of the best books ever written about Richard Nixon" (Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker).For nearly twenty years, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon shared a political and private association that deeply affected both men and their turbulent era. In a work of "compelling…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Jeffrey Frank is a senior editor at "The New Yorker". He has worked at "The Washington Post" & the now-defunct "Washington Star". He lives in New York City.



Prologue



The Men's Club



The Ticket



The Silent Treatment



"The Greatest Moment of My Life"



President Eisenhower



Diplomatic Vistas



The Troublesome Senator



"Mr. Nixon's War"



The Pounding



Mortal Man



Survivor



The Liberation of Richard Nixon



"Once an Oppressed People Rise"



Worn Down



Should He Resign?



Dirty Work



Unstoppable



"If You Give Me a Week, I Might Think of One"



The Good Life



The Obituary Writers



Easterners



The "Moratorium"



Private Agendas



The Rehearsal



"That Job Is So Big, the Forces Are So Great"



David and Julie



Family Ties



A Soldierï¿½s Serenade



Victory Laps



Eulogies



What Happened Next


Acknowledgments


Notes


Sources


Index