Three days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's final mission

Part one: The setting. The measure of Ike ; Ike in command ; A nonpolitician in the political arena ; Ike's hidden card

Part two: The speech. Farewell in black and white ; Intimacy and interdependence ; The hostile landscape ; Dust to dust ; The military-industrial complex

Part three: The final mission. An unknowable successor ; The day before ; The passage ; A spring day at Camp David.

A personal message from Bret Baier

Introduction: The Final Mission

Part I. The setting. The first visit ; Becoming Ike ; Ike in command ; A non-politician runs for President ; Gentle but strong

Part II. The speech. Good evening, my fellow Americans ; Working together ; Dealing with the Soviet Union ; Confronting the nuclear threat ; The military-industrial complex

Part III. The final mission. Getting to know President-Elect Kennedy ; The day before ; The passage ; A spring day at Camp David

Appendix: Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation

Acknowledgments

Glossary

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Index.