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Horns of a Dilemma: Why Ike Matters – America and the World in the 1950s

March 6, 2019
Horns of a Dilemma: Why Ike Matters – America and the World in the 1950s
Horns of a Dilemma: Why Ike Matters – America and the World in the 1950s

Horns of a Dilemma: Why Ike Matters – America and the World in the 1950s

William Hitchcock
March 6, 2019

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, William Hitchcock, the William W. Corcoran professor of history at the University of Virginia, discusses President Dwight Eisenhower and America’s role in the world in the 1950s and its enduring relevance today. Professor Hitchcock is the author of numerous books, most recently Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.

 

 

 

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