Summary

A biography of President Dwight D. Eisenhower which features his efforts to contain communism and to avoid war in Vietnam, as well as his involvement with McCarthyism and the desegregation of schools.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index. Containing communism -- Avoiding war in Vietnam -- McCarthyism and presidential silence -- School desegregation.

Classification

• LCC: E836
• Dewey Decimal: 973.921/092

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: 186 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
• Edition Info: (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects

• Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David),1890-1969 -- Juvenile literature
• Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Juvenile literature
• Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David),1890-1969
• Presidents
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961

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