Title: Apocalypse management : Eisenhower and the discourse of national insecurity /
Authors: Chernus, Ira, 1946-
Publisher: Stanford University Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. Political and social views.; National security United States History; Cold War Diplomatic history.; United States Foreign relations Soviet Union.; Soviet Union Foreign relations United States.; United States Foreign relations; United States Politics and government
Abstract: For eight years President Dwight Eisenhower claimed to pursue peace and national security. Yet his policies entrenched the United States in a seemingly permanent cold war, a spiralling nuclear arms race, and a deepening state of national insecurity. This book uncovers the key to this paradox in Eisenhower's unwavering commitment to a consistent way of talking, in private as well as in public, about the cold war rivalry.