Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower's Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy

by David A. Nichols

Book Overview

In January 1954 Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the most powerful members of the U.S. Senate. By the end of that year he had been censured by his colleagues and his power was shattered. Ike and McCarthy is the dramatic account of President Dwight Eisenhower's secret role in McCarthy's destruction, a seminal story in American political history. By 1954, Ike had been in office for a year, and he was criticized for not confronting McCarthy. The president...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451686617
• ISBN13: 9781451686616
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"