A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower

As 34th President of the United States of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to attract much attention due to his presidency s lasting impact on modern America. He was a far more complex individual than often perceived, and the essays in this volume emphasize his many dimensions and the importance of the Eisenhower years.

A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower brings new depth and scope to the historiography of this pivotal figure in American history. This Companion thoughtfully discusses new and significant literature in chapters about politics, international affairs, culture, and society during the Eisenhower years. The vivid analysis of eminent historians brings to life the Eisenhower era and the man himself, broadening the historical scope by which Eisenhower is understood and interpreted.

This Companion evaluates important recent scholarship on Eisenhower and makes valuable suggestions for further reading for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in history, political science, and policy studies, and for general readers who are interested in Eisenhower.

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Eisenhower, Yesterday and Today
Chester J. Pach

Part I. General of the Army

1. Years of Preparation, 1890–1941
Jonathan Reed Winkler

2. Eisenhower in World War II
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes

3. Eisenhower and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1949
Thomas Bruscino

4. Eisenhower as NATO Commander
Andrew M. Johnston

Part II. President

Ike s America

5. The Baby Boom, Youth Culture, and Family Life
Carolyn Herbst Lewis

6. Cities and Suburbs in the Eisenhower Era
Amy L. Scott

7. American Politics at Midcentury
Gary W. Reichard

Leadership and Politics

8. Eisenhower Republicanism
Steven Wagner

9. Leadership and Decision Making
Richard V, Damms

Domestic Policy

10. Eisenhower, the Red Scare, and Domestic Anticommunism
Andrew J. Falk

11. Eisenhower and African American Civil Rights
David A. Nichols

12. Managing the Economy
Iwan Morgan

13. Eisenhower and Social Welfare
Andrew Morris        

14. Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment
J. Brooks Flippen

National Security and the Cold War

15. Eisenhower and the Korean War
James I. Matray

16. Eisenhower s National Security Policies
David L. Snead

17. Eisenhower, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control
Philip Nash

18. Eisenhower, the CIA, and Covert Action
James Callanan

19. Propaganda and Public Diplomacy
Kenneth Osgood

America and the World

20. NATO, Western Europe, and the Eisenhower Administration
Robert T.Davis II

21. Special or Not–So–Special? Anglo–American Relations
Michael F. Hopkins

22. Eisenhower and Latin America
Stephen G. Rabe

23. Eisenhower, China, and Taiwan
Scott Kaufman

24. Eisenhower and the Third World
Kevin E.Grimm

25. Eisenhower, Indochina, and Vietnam
Kathryn C. Statler

26. The Arab–Israeli Dispute and the Middle East
Peter L. Hahn

Part III. Citizen

27. After the Presidency
Stephen T. Pfeffer

Index

Chester J. Pach is a faculty member in the History Department at Ohio University. He is a preeminent historian in the field of U.S. foreign relations and a leading authority on the Eisenhower presidency. Pach is the author of The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (rev. ed.); Arming the Free World: The Origins of the United States Military Assistance Program, 1945–1950; and The Johnson Years. He continues to update the section on Eisenhower s foreign policy for the online version of American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature.