Mrs. Ike - Softcover

Eisenhower, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984684204 ISBN 13: 9780984684205

Publisher: Ferrous Books, 2011

Synopsis

In an era where Americans are desperately seeking heroes and mentors, here is the story of how a saucy young lady from Denver, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, meets her match in handsome Ike Eisenhower, a farm boy fresh out of West Point, and becomes the Army wife par excellence. They were two very passionate and private people whose 53-year marriage, much of it lived in the public eye, survived great tragedies, misunderstandings, and adventures – and led to glowing triumphs in World War II and the White House. Mrs. Ike is not only a biography of a beloved American but a superb account of a complex marriage. Susan Eisenhower helps readers see her grandmother as her husband did – a heroic and irresistible figure in her own right.

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About the Author:

Susan Eisenhower serves as President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc. which provides strategic counsel on political and business projects. Eisenhower was a founding director and the first president of the Eisenhower Institute where she became known for her work in the former Soviet Union and in the energy field. She is currently the Eisenhower Institute’s Chairman of Leadership and Public Policy Programs. Eisenhower has consulted for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies and served on many government task forces. In January 2010, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu appointed Eisenhower to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, which has been tasked with developing a long-term solution for safely managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Eisenhower has authored three books, two of which, "Breaking Free" and "Mrs. Ike", appeared on regional best seller lists. She has also edited four collected volumes on regional security issues, most recently "Partners in Space," and penned hundreds of op-eds and articles on foreign policy for publications such as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Naval Institute's Proceedings, The London Spectator, and Gannett Newspapers. She has provided analysis for CNN International, MSNBC, Nightline, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, This Week with David Brinkley, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Fox News and Hardball, as well as NPR and other nation-wide television and radio programs.

From Library Journal:

The First Lady was once seen as the ultimate social and family support for the president, but her role has grown controversial, no matter how the particular woman interprets her part. Mamie Eisenhower chose the traditional role?being "the best Mrs. Eisenhower" anyone could be. Her granddaughter Susan (Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love and Revolution, LJ 5/15/95) took the more modern route of divorce, remarriage, and career but still takes a warm and sympathetic view of Mamie's life. A largely pampered child (although haunted by death in the family), Mamie followed the rugged life of a soldier's wife and endured the death of her firstborn child, long separations from a beloved but sometimes autocratic husband, and life at overseas hardship posts. Even with World War II fame, rumors, and life in the White House fishbowl, Mamie continued to deal with her fears, love her family, and remain devoted to Ike. Enhanced by unpublished letters (including many long, loving ones to Eisenhower), this work is a good attempt at exploring a woman of another time who lived in a different state of grace.
-?Katherine E. Gillen, Luke AFB Lib., Goodyear, Ariz.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ferrous Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0984684204
• ISBN 13: 9780984684205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 472