Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World

William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC

In Eisenhower, a new and engaging biography of the 34th President, Professor Louis Galambos discusses the career of Dwight D. Eisenhower and how, as America’s leader during a time of postwar changes, he sought to forge a consensus in Washington with compromise and coalition building. Under his leadership, he brought prosperity and peace to the American people in the dangerous years of the Cold War. A book signing follows the program.