Rising star, setting sun
Subtitle: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and the presidential transition that changed America
By: John T. Shaw
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781681777320
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Biography
Description: After winning the presidency by a razor-thin victory on November 8, 1960 over Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower's former vice president, John F. Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. But beneath the stately veneers of both Ike and JFK, there was a complex and consequential rivalry. In Rising Star, Setting Sun, John T. Shaw focuses on the intense ten-week transition between JFK's electoral victory and his inauguration on January 20, 1961. In just over two months, America would transition into a new age, and nowhere was it more marked that in the generational and personal difference between these two men and their dueling visions for the country they led. The former general espoused frugality, prudence, and stewardship. The young political wünderkid embodied dramatic themes and sweeping social change.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.