Jeffrey Frank discusses his new book
Ike and Dick, which examines the 20-year political and private relationship of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon to reveal hurtful slights and tense misunderstandings. The two men brought out the best and worst in each other, and their association had important consequences for their respective presidencies.
Frank is a former senior editor at
The New Yorker and deputy editor of
The Washington Post’s Outlook section. He is the author of four novels, including the Washington Trilogy -
The Columnist,
Bad Publicity, and
Trudy Hopedale.
This presentation is part of the
Hail to the Chiefs series on the American Presidency. The series is made possible by
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Legacy Fund grants to the
Kansas City Public Library and the
Truman Library Institute. Co-sponsored by
KCUR’s Up to Date.
Hail to the Chiefs - Fall 2013
All programs begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum,
Plaza Branch 4801 Main St.
Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon
Jeffrey Frank, author of
Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage
Thursday, September 12, 2013 -
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Woodrow Wilson
A. Scott Berg, author of
Wilson
Thursday, October 3, 2013 -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Richard Moe, author of
Roosevelt’s Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
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Warren G. Harding
Phillip Payne, author of
Dead Last: The Public Memory of Warren G. Harding’s Scandalous Legacy
Thursday, November 21, 2013 -
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