Presidential Chronicles

Dwight Eisenhower #12: Covert Action and Domestic Successes (1953-1956); Topics covered include: U.S. sponsored coup in Iran, U.S. sponsored coup in Guatemala, French battles in Vietnam/Indochina, difficulties of the presidency, Ike as a golfer (including criticism of), 1954 midterm elections, and civil works projects: St. Lawrence Seaway and the National Interstate Highway SystemKey people include: Harry Truman, Mohammad Mossadegh, John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Fazlollah Zahedi, Jocobo Arbenz, Carlos Armas, Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, Bernard Montgomery, Woodrow Wilson, Howard Snyder, Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson, and Lucius ClayFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #11: Beginning to Govern: The 'Middle Way' President (1952-1954); Topics covered include: Cabinet selections, fact finding trip to Korea, inauguration as President, death of Joseph Stalin, "Chance for Peace" speech, end of the Korean War, dealings with Congress including conflicts with Republicans, his "Middle Way" as President, McCarthyism (and Ike's role), and his New Look defense policy centered on deterrence and massive retaliationKey people include: John Foster Dulles, Herbert Brownell, George Humphrey, Sherman Adams, Mark Clark, Fred Vinson, Joseph Stalin, Georgy Malenkov, Syngman Rhee, Robert Taft, William Knowland, Joe McCarthy, Irving Peress, Ralph Zwicker, Robert Stevens, Joseph Welch, Fred Fisher, and Edward R. MurrowFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #10: The General Agrees to Run (1951-1952); Topics covered include: Election of 1952, efforts to convince Eisenhower to run, agrees to run, wins the Republican nomination, general election campaign, scandal of VP candidate Richard Nixon's so-called "slush fund," conflict with Senator Joe McCarthy regarding George Marshall, makes commitment to got to Korea if he wins, and the landslide victory over Adlai StevensonKey people include: Thomas Dewey, Lucius Clay, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Herbert Brownell, Robert Taft, Jacqueline Cochrane, Mamie Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, Richard Nixon, Joe McCarthy, Dean Acheson, George Marshall, and Harry TrumanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #9: Interim Postings (1945-1951); Topics covered include: Named Army Chief of Staff, end of relationship with Kay Summersby, death of mother, marriage of son, denies interest in politics (1948), becomes President of Columbia University, serves as Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, begins to paint, Korean War, and becomes Supreme Commander of NATOKey people include: Mamie Eisenhower, Kay Summersby, Ida Eisenhower, Barbara (Thompson) Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower, Thomas Watson, Nicholas Butler, James Forrestal, and "Swede" HaslettFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #8: Victory in Europe (1944-1945); Topics covered include: Liberation of Paris, Strategy to end the war, liberation of Paris, promoted to General of the Army (5 stars), Battle of the Bulge, Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inauguration, Yalta Conference, capture of the Ruhr, death of Franklin Roosevelt, Ike visits a Concentration Camp, Germany surrenders, speech at Guildhall, and celebrated as a hero when he returns to the United StatesKey people include: Charles de Gaulle, Franklin Roosevelt, Philippe Leclerc, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, George Patton, Hans Speidel, Kay Summersby, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Karl Donitz, Alfred Jodl, and King George VIFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #7: Supreme Allied Commander - OVERLORD (1943-1944); Topics covered include: Named Supreme Allied Commander, trip to the States, planning Operation OVERLORD, weather issues and go/no-go decision, visiting soldiers before D-Day, D-Day landings, and battles in the immediate aftermath of D-DayKey people include: Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, George Marshall, Mamie Eisenhower, Kay Summersby, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, Adolf Hitler, George Patton, John Stagg, Kay Summersby, and John EisenhowerFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #6: Supreme Commander - Sicily, Italy … and Kay (1943-1944); Topics covered include: Wartime relationship with Kay Summersby, Campaigns in Sicily and Italy, slapping incident with George Patton, and look ahead to Operation OVERLORDKey people include: Kay Summersby, Mamie Eisenhower, Richard Arnold, Omar Bradley, Benito Mussolini, Bernard Montgomery, George Patton, Charles Kuhl, and Paul Bennett, and Mark ClarkFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #5: Supreme Commander - North Africa (1942-1943); Topics covered include: Establishes himself as Commander of U.S. forces in Europe, North Africa Campaign (Operation TORCH) (including planning and execution), time at Telegraph Cottage with personal staff, gets a dog (Telek), relationship with French re: North Africa, battle for and victory in Tunisia, and victory paradeKey people include: Mark Clark, Carl Spaatz, John Lee, Harry Butcher, Kay Summersby, Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, Erwin Rommel, Ernest King, Frank Murphy, Henri Giraud, Jean-Louis Francois Darlan, Franklin Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Kenneth Anderson, Alan Brooke, and Charles de GaulleFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #4: The Next Great War (1940-1942); Topics covered include: World War II, pre-war exercises/maneuvers, Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. enters war, assignment to War Plans Division (and successor Operations Division), death of father, meets Kay Summersby, assesses command in Britain, and named Commander of U.S. Army forces in EuropeKey people include: Jake DeWitt, Walter Krueger, Adolph Hitler, Mark Clark, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Mamie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, James, Cheney, Kay Summersby, Richard Arnold, Joseph McNarney, Fox Conner, George Mosely, John Pershing, and Francis WilbyFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #3: Staff Officer to the Stars (1919-1938); Topics covered include: Post-war assignments including tanks at Camp Meade, mentorship by senior officers, death of son doud ("Icky") Eisenhower, assignment in Panama, finishes first in class at Command General Staff School and the Army War College, assignment to the American Battle Monuments Commission (in the U.S. and France), assignment to General Staff in Washington, Bonus March (1932), assignment in the Philippines, and relationship with Douglas MacArthurKey people include: Mamie Eisenhower, George Patton, Fox Conner, John Pershing, Mamie Eisenhower, Doud ("Icky") Eisenhower, Gee Gerow, John Pershing, George Mosely, Frederick Payne, Douglas MacArthur, Manuel Quezon, James Ord, and Adolf HitlerFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Dwight Eisenhower #2: World War I: Stateside Service (1915-1918); Topics covered include: Assignment to Fort Sam Houston, meets and marries Mamie Doud, World War I (including U.S. entry), Eisenhower's wartime assignments including commander of the Army's first armored command at Camp Colt, birth of son (Doud), Spanish Flu, , and the armistice and Ike's disappointment in not being deployed during the warKey people include: Fred Funston, Mamie Doud, Woodrow Wilson, Pancho Villa, John Pershing, Charles Evans Hughes, Doud ("Icky") Eisenhower, and Ira WelbornFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/