Waging peace, 1956-1961 : the White House years / Dwight D. Eisenhower.
| Author/creator | Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [Limited Edition]. |
| Publication Info | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1965. |
| Description | xxiii, 741 pages : illustrations, color maps (on lining papers) portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | White House years |
| Series | The White House Years White House Years. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Book 1. The political campaign, 1956 -- Build-up to Suez -- Twenty busy days -- Book 2. A sequence of summits -- A family of controversies -- Civil rights -- Renewed tension in the Middle East -- Sputnik and a sputtering economy -- A drastic personal test -- Book 3. Science and defense -- Landing in Lebanon -- The troubled islands again : Quemoy and Matsu, 1958 -- The departure of Sherman Adams -- Book 4. Berlin -- John Foster Dulles -- Principally politics -- Collapse at Geneva -- Personal diplomacy. Book 5. The steel strike and the economic record -- Disarmament -- Friends -- Amigos -- Book six. The summit that never was -- Turbulent summer -- Twilight -- Afterthoughts. |
| Abstract | President Eisenhower describes the events and decisions of his second term. |
| Local note | Autographed "Dwight Eisenhower." Number 365. Stuart Wright Book Collection #91.13. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | "This edition is limited to one thousand five hundred copies, of which one thousand four hundred thirty four are signed and numbered." |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2011 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Waging peace, 1956-1961. [1st ed.]. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1965 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | E835.E47 1965B | ✔ Available | Request Material |