David Eisenhower
Forfatter af Eisenhower at War, 1943-1945
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Image credit: Credit: White House Photo Office, 1973
(National Archives and Records Administration,
Collection NS-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection,
ARC identifier: 194541)
(National Archives and Records Administration,
Collection NS-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection,
ARC identifier: 194541)
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Associated Works
War Comes Again: Comparative Vistas on the Civil War and World War II (1995) — Forord — 15 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Eisenhower, Dwight David, II
- Fødselsdato
- 1948-03-31
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- West Point, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Uddannelse
- Amherst College (BA ∙ History ∙ 1970)
George Washington University (1976) - Erhverv
- professor
historian
editor - Relationer
- Eisenhower, Julie Nixon (wife)
Eisenhower, John S. D. (father)
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (grandfather)
Eisenhower, Susan (sister)
Nixon, Richard (father-in-law) - Organisationer
- United States Naval Reserve
Annenberg School for Communication (University of Pennsylvania)
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Orbis
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Advisory Committee on Presidential Libraries (vis alle 12)
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Gettysburg College (Board of Trustees)
Wesley College (Board of Trustees)
Eisenhower Fellowships program
Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Society of American Historians - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Camp David named after him
Provost's Award for Excellence in University Teaching, University of Pennsylvania (2003)
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Both Kennedy and Johnson consulted Eisenhower on questions of foreign and military affairs. He also stayed involved with his political party and the nomination and election of Richard Nixon. In addition, Eisenhower owned a farm near Gettysburg, PA where he raised cattle. He spent his free time playing golf and socializing with friends and family. Eisenhower led an active life after the Presidency despite his poor health after having suffered a heart attack.
What is unique about this book is that it is written from the perspective of his grandson. David saw his grandfather not just as the former President, but as an ordinary man going about his daily business, and he describes his familiar relationship with him. As in any family relationship, they did not always see eye to eye on everything, and through David's descriptions of their discussions and disagreements, we are able to understand what Dwight D. Eisenhower valued in life. For instance, he felt that David should finish school and have a stable career before he settled down to marry. Health was another major concern of his and David often includes information about how Eisenhower tried to maintain healthy eating habits as well as being aware of the limits of stress and exercise which he could safely tolerate. Friends and family were also of major importance to Eisenhower and he kept his best friends close to him until the end.
I enjoyed seeing this perspective of a former President. It is nice to know that people of great fame live their lives similarly to how ordinary people do. They still go about their daily business. They learn how to drive a car. They sit in a chair with a remote control watching television, and they discuss life with their grandsons.… (mere)