Title The general and the politician : Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and American politics / John W. Malsberger.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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, 1959-1960 -- The torch is passed, 1961-1969 -- Conclusion: Eisenhower, Nixon, and American politics.
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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.
Subject	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
	Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
	Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.
	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. (OCoLC)fst00037714
	Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. (OCoLC)fst00031384
	Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) (OCoLC)fst00544975
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
	Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
	Political culture. (OCoLC)fst01069263
	Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
	Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Malsberger, John W. (John William). General and the politician 9781442232358 (DLC) 2013044383 (OCoLC)862589521
ISBN	9781442232365 (electronic bk.)
	1442232366 (electronic bk.)
	1306573424 (electronic bk.)
	9781306573429 (electronic bk.)

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