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. Generalpresident eisenhower writes like he talks and the book is interesting as well as informative. 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. Dwight d eisenhower anecdotes about the former presidents family and military life, historical events. At ease stories i tell friends eisenhower, dwight first edition 1st printing. The 2020 ike book talk series begins tuesday, january 14 at 7 p. At ease is a great compliment to ikes crusade in europe. Mary stewart and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Eisenhower had a gift for storytelling and he puts that gift to good use here. 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. A t a white house stag dinner in february 1954, president dwight eisenhower shocked the new chief justice of the united states. 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. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i. These products are hand picked monthly by i like ike store staff. You discover when reading his books that they have a very comfortable feel to them. In at ease, ike describes his preww2 years in the army adding many colorful stories. At ease stories i tell to friends eisenhower dwight d abebooks. Zocdoc is a free online service that helps patients find travel medicine specialists in eisenhower east, alexandria and book appointments instantly.
Book dwight eisenhower signed first 1st edition at ease. You can search for eisenhower east, alexandria travel medicine specialists by symptom or visit reason. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, the age of eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from mccarthyism and the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. Going home to glory book by david eisenhower, julie nixon. 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 a human being, he will make you proud to know him. First edition of eisenhowers final book of memoirs, inscribed on the title page by him, for mr. I have read quite a lot of eisenhower books now and can recommend you make friends with him. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Eisenhower, including crusade in europe, and the eisenhower diaries, and more on. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower 1967 hcdj. Earl warren was eisenhowers first appointment to the supreme.
Skip the early childhood chapters and go to his time in the army and later life. His mother was a lutheran, married as a river brethren, and later became a jehovahs witness. 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. A new york times bestseller, this is the outstanding the atlantic, insightful, and authoritative account of dwight eisenhowers presidency. 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. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life. Best allergists in eisenhower east, alexandria, va book. Eisenhower remained unusually popular although his administrations had very many critics.
Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhowers at ease. Stories i tell to friends by eisenhower, dw ight d. 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. Stories i tell to friends first published great britain 1968 by eisenhower, dwight d. The next evenings at ease program is tuesday, april 9, at 7 p. The brilliant prudence of dwight eisenhower the atlantic. 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. 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. Eisenhower quotations and anecdotes the gold scales. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i probably wouldnt have known about it otherwise. My mood was black, eisenhower writes in his 1967 memoir, at ease.
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. He gives us a masterly account of the european war. Eisenhowers most popular book is crusade in europe. Stories i tell to friends written by dwight eisenhower. Eisenhower was born david dwight eisenhower, and raised in abilene, kansas, in a large family of mostly pennsylvania dutch ancestry. And his farewell address on january 17, 1961, contained pertinent warnings. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower online at alibris. Eisenhower, 34th president of the united states, promoted atoms for peace at the united nations general assembly in order to ease cold war tensions.
Travel medicine specialists in eisenhower east, alexandria, va. Stories i tell to friends military classics series eisenhower, dwight d. Eisenhower shares recollections from his abilene years, his peacetime army stint, world war ii and his postwar pursuit of a political career. Eisenhower, however, did not belong to any organized church until 1952.
Stories i tell to friends, i am prepared to echo that sentiment. At ease national archives and records administration. The former president was born on october 14, 1890 in denison, texas and died on march 28, 1969. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Eisenhower obtained a truce in korea and worked incessantly during his two terms 19531961 to ease the tensions of the cold war. Eisenhower wanted out so badly, he was willing to take a reduction in rank, but his superiors kept him right where he.
He tells stories about how he met his wife, mamie and other memories from his time at west point. Furthermore no book from such a source is going to pose any sane librarian a selection problem. 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. Eisenhower is a series of antidotes from the former president of the united states. Stories i tell to friends has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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.
These anecdotal essays span his childhood and his career and are enjoyable and informative reading. Stories i tell to friends hardcover january 1, 1967 by dwight d eisenhower author visit amazon s dwight d eisenhower page. I eisenhower for sale antiquarian collectible books. Any book written by an expresident is assured of reasonable commercial success. It is a quick read because the writing is concise and well defined. My favorite stories were of the years george patton and ike spent in the 1920s researching the tanks future in war. At ease is a great complement to ikes crusade in europe. Eisenhower signed copy of at ease stories i tell to friends. 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.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Eisenhower first published in 1967, this book is a real gem of historical stories and insight. 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. Review of eisenhower by geoffrey perret my journey.
Stories i tell to friends military classics series by eisenhower, dwight d. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the united states, serving two terms, from 19531961. Jan 09, 2020 the first book in the series is at ease. Memoirs, anecdotes, reminiscence by president eisenhower.
Stories i tell to friends german hardcover december 1, 1988 by dwight d. Eisenhower is not a born storyteller who can vitalize the dead past with quickening detail. Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhower s at ease. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life and stories told for the simple pleasure. Stories i tell to friendsthe town and dr mooreairs above the ground best sellers from readers digest by helen hoover. This program will feature a screening of the book thief selected for holocaust remembrance month.