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Ike and McCarthy : Dwight Eisenhower's secret campaign against Joseph McCarthy /

Describes how President Eisenhower used surrogates to orchestrate a secret campaign against the powerful Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy best known for his anti-Communist witch hunt, that ultimately resulted in McCarthy being censured and discredited.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nichols, David A. (David Allen), 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2017]
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
McCarthy, Joseph, > 1908-1957.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969 > Influence.
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
Anti-communist movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:Describes how President Eisenhower used surrogates to orchestrate a secret campaign against the powerful Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy best known for his anti-Communist witch hunt, that ultimately resulted in McCarthy being censured and discredited.
Physical Description:xiii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781451686609
1451686609