The next spring, his last in office, eisenhower wanted a fullfledged summit meeting to try to formally ease eastwest tensions with a nuclear test ban agreement. Eisenhower signed copy of at ease stories i tell to friends. Skip the early childhood chapters and go to his time in the army and later life. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower online at alibris. Stories i tell to friends, i am prepared to echo that sentiment. Eisenhower was born david dwight eisenhower, and raised in abilene, kansas, in a large family of mostly pennsylvania dutch ancestry. Eisenhower is not a born storyteller who can vitalize the dead past with quickening detail. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life and stories told for the simple pleasure. If one of the books notable strengths is the ease with which readers can absorb eisenhowers life, one of its key weaknesses is that it often lacks the feeling of serious, probative history.
Generalpresident eisenhower writes like he talks and the book is interesting as well as informative. Instead, he was over here, training tank corps recruits at gettysburgs camp colt. Sep 19, 2012 the next spring, his last in office, eisenhower wanted a fullfledged summit meeting to try to formally ease eastwest tensions with a nuclear test ban agreement. I have read quite a lot of eisenhower books now and can recommend you make friends with him. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i probably wouldnt have known about it otherwise. Furthermore no book from such a source is going to pose any sane librarian a selection problem. Stories i tell to friends hardcover january 1, 1967 by dwight d eisenhower author visit amazon s dwight d eisenhower page. Review of eisenhower by geoffrey perret my journey. A new york times bestseller, this is the outstanding the atlantic, insightful, and authoritative account of dwight eisenhowers presidency. These products are hand picked monthly by i like ike store staff. Reading this book certainly helped add to my knowledge, and i really liked getting a firsthand account.
Eisenhower quotations and anecdotes the gold scales. Memoirs, anecdotes, reminiscence by president eisenhower. To my recollection, the most famous eisenhower campaign slogan was, i like ike, and after reading at ease. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. These anecdotal essays span his childhood and his career and are enjoyable and informative reading. Stories i tell to friends military classics series eisenhower, dwight d. Eisenhower obtained a truce in korea and worked incessantly during his two terms 19531961 to ease the tensions of the cold war. My mood was black, eisenhower writes in his 1967 memoir, at ease. At ease stories i tell friends eisenhower, dwight first edition 1st printing. Going home to glory 1 gettysburg going home in the late afternoon of inauguration day, january 20, 1961, dwight and mamie eisenhower drove north to gettysburg, pennsylvania, in the 1955 chrysler imperial that mamie had purchased for ike on his sixtyfifth birthday.
A t a white house stag dinner in february 1954, president dwight eisenhower shocked the new chief justice of the united states. Eisenhower doubleday, 1963 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Stories i tell to friends by eisenhower, dw ight d. This is a reprint of a classic book written by dwight d. Eisenhower, including crusade in europe, and the eisenhower diaries, and more on. He gives us a masterly account of the european war. Eisenhowers military service, which was still interesting, but in general, military stuff isnt my favorite thing to read about, not to mention, a big swath of his time in. Eisenhowers most popular book is crusade in europe. Dwight d eisenhower anecdotes about the former presidents family and military life, historical events. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, the age of eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from mccarthyism and the korean war. As the title suggests, its a collection of easytoread stories that eisenhower told his friends for entertainment. Stories i tell to friends, stories the president told over the dinner table or after a golf game including his account of his transcontinental auto journey before world war ii, the likely cause of his support for the nations superhighway system, 1967, 1st edition, doubleday and company, new york, e836. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. Eisenhower, however, did not belong to any organized church until 1952.
In at ease, ike describes his preww2 years in the army adding many colorful stories. Any book written by an expresident is assured of reasonable commercial success. Book dwight eisenhower signed first 1st edition at ease. Stories i tell to friendsthe town and dr mooreairs above the ground best sellers from readers digest by helen hoover. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. At ease national archives and records administration. As a human being, he will make you proud to know him. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower 1967 hcdj.
Mary stewart and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eisenhower, 34th president of the united states, promoted atoms for peace at the united nations general assembly in order to ease cold war tensions. His mother was a lutheran, married as a river brethren, and later became a jehovahs witness. It is a quick read because the writing is concise and well defined. Earl warren was eisenhowers first appointment to the supreme. You discover when reading his books that they have a very comfortable feel to them. Eisenhower first published in 1967, this book is a real gem of historical stories and insight. The former president was born on october 14, 1890 in denison, texas and died on march 28, 1969. Stories i tell to friends first published great britain 1968 by eisenhower, dwight d.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Eisenhower shares recollections from his abilene years, his peacetime army stint, world war ii and his postwar pursuit of a political career. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Stories i tell to friends has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Travel medicine specialists in eisenhower east, alexandria, va. Eisenhower has 80 books on goodreads with 6120 ratings. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the united states, serving two terms, from 19531961. Eisenhower is a series of antidotes from the former president of the united states.
Stories i tell to friends written by dwight eisenhower. While taking pride in the prosperity he had helped foster, he made an appeal to reject the lure of materialism and the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease. You can search for eisenhower east, alexandria travel medicine specialists by symptom or visit reason. Best allergists in eisenhower east, alexandria, va book. Stories i tell to friends military classics series by eisenhower, dwight d. This book is written for funas he remembers his tour of duty in the canal zone, life with his young wife mamie, and how, on patrol in the tropical terrain, he was. This program will feature a screening of the book thief selected for holocaust remembrance month. At ease is a great complement to ikes crusade in europe. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, the age of eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from mccarthyism and the korean. My favorite stories were of the years george patton and ike spent in the 1920s researching the tanks future in war. Jan 09, 2020 the first book in the series is at ease. Here are dreams of adventure that carried dwight eisenhower from the wrong side of the tracks in abilene to the leadership of a great alliance. He tells stories about how he met his wife, mamie and other memories from his time at west point.
Zocdoc is a free online service that helps patients find travel medicine specialists in eisenhower east, alexandria and book appointments instantly. Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhowers at ease. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. At ease is a great compliment to ikes crusade in europe. Stories i tell to friends german hardcover december 1, 1988 by dwight d. Eisenhower wanted out so badly, he was willing to take a reduction in rank, but his superiors kept him right where he. The next evenings at ease program is tuesday, april 9, at 7 p. I eisenhower for sale antiquarian collectible books. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i. Going home to glory book by david eisenhower, julie nixon. We are givenas friendsstories written by a president at ease and rendered with all the sincerity, geniality, conviction, and persuasiveness the entire world had come to know. First edition of eisenhowers final book of memoirs, inscribed on the title page by him, for mr. Eisenhower was a graduate from the united states military academy in west point, n. Eisenhower remained unusually popular although his administrations had very many critics.
At ease stories i tell to friends eisenhower dwight d abebooks. Eisenhower had a gift for storytelling and he puts that gift to good use here. Longtime residents like to point out with pride that dwight and mamie eisenhower lived for a short time in a boardinghouse in laurel during his posting to camp meade. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life. Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhower s at ease. And his farewell address on january 17, 1961, contained pertinent warnings. The brilliant prudence of dwight eisenhower the atlantic. Feb 22, 2017 longtime residents like to point out with pride that dwight and mamie eisenhower lived for a short time in a boardinghouse in laurel during his posting to camp meade.
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