The Contender
- 590 pages
- 21 hours of reading
The definitive account of Richard Nixon's congressional career, back in print with a new preface číst celé
Irwin F. Gellman Books
January 1, 1942
This author focuses on American presidents, as evidenced by his previous works. His writing delves into the complexities of presidential tenures and the political figures who shaped the nation. Gellman's approach to history is analytical, aiming to uncover the hidden motivations and impacts of pivotal decisions.
Offering a compelling and surprising narrative, this book delves into the intense details of the closest election of the twentieth century. Drawing on extensive new research, it explores the strategies, key figures, and pivotal moments that shaped the electoral outcome. The account sheds light on the political landscape of the time, revealing the complexities and stakes involved in a contest that had far-reaching implications for the nation.
The narrative explores the concealed struggles of Franklin Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, and Sumner Welles as they navigated personal secrets while shaping U.S. foreign policy during World War II. Gellman reveals their hidden vulnerabilities—Roosevelt's paralysis, Hull's illness, and Welles's complex personal life—through newly accessed documents. Despite their shared goals, their inability to communicate openly about their challenges ultimately undermined their legacies. The book delves into the intriguing interplay of personal and political dynamics that influenced America's wartime decisions.
The President and the Apprentice
- 816 pages
- 29 hours of reading
More than half a century after Eisenhower left office, the history of his presidency is so clouded by myth, partisanship, and outright fraud that most people have little understanding of how Ike's administration worked or what it accomplished. We know - or think we know - that Eisenhower distrusted his vice president, Richard Nixon, and kept him at arm's length; that he did little to advance civil rights; that he sat by as Joseph McCarthy's reckless anticommunist campaign threatened to wreck his administration; and that he planned the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. None of this is true. This book reveals a different Eisenhower, and a different Nixon. Ike trusted and relied on Nixon, sending him on many sensitive overseas missions. Eisenhower, not Truman, desegregated the military. Eisenhower and Nixon, not Lyndon Johnson, pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through the Senate. Eisenhower was determined to bring down McCarthy and did so.