{"product_id":"eisenhower-for-our-time-paperback","title":"Eisenhower for Our Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEisenhower for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e provides an introduction to the Eisenhower presidency, extracting lessons for today's world. Steven Wagner proposes that the need to maintain balance defines Eisenhower's presidency. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWagner examines a series of defining moments that were among Eisenhower's greatest challenges, some of which resulted in his greatest accomplishments: the decision to run for president, his political philosophy of the \"Middle Way,\" the creation of a national security policy, the French Indochina War, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis, the Race for Space, and the famous Farewell Address. Wagner looks at Eisenhower's executive ability, leadership, decision making, and willingness to compromise, as well as the qualities of duty, integrity, and good character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moments detailed in\u003ci\u003e Eisenhower for Our Time \u003c\/i\u003eshow Eisenhower as a president intimately engaged in the decisions that defined America in his time and that apply to ours today. The President's actions place him among the most successful presidents and provide many lessons to guide us in our time and in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Wagner is Professor of History and former head of the Social Science Department at Missouri Southern State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEisenhower Republicanism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752132706592,"sku":"9781501774294","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb43984d8126fe6e5e854336adf61acb.webp?v=1779988405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eisenhower-for-our-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}