Download our Logo
Vol. 24:3 ISSN 0160-8460 December 1996
New Eisenhower Volumes Published
On October 15, the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute and The Johns Hopkins University sponsored a symposium to celebrate publication of volumes 14 through 17 of The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, edited by an NHPRC-supported project directed by Louis Galambos. The symposium featured a panel discussion by a group of distinguished leaders and scholars, and a major address by Stephen Ambrose. These volumes, which comprise a subset entitled The Presidency: The Middle Way, cover Eisenhower's first administration. The new volumes reflect Eisenhower's efforts to contain Communism and to reduce the Federal government's growing role in domestic affairs. The published documents shed light on many matters, including the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the deepening involvement in Vietnam, and Eisenhower's attitude toward McCarthyism and the civil rights movement. The Eisenhower Papers project is currently working on its final subset, The Presidency: Keeping the Peace, which will cover Eisenhower's second term.
