Going Home to Glory
David Eisenhower, eldest grandson of former President Dwight Eisenhower, reflects on his relationship with his grandfather.…
An Evening with David and Julie Eisenhower
2012-04-08T08:30:27-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/270/304078-m.jpgDavid Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower famously met as children at the 1957 inauguration of his grandfather - President Dwight D. Eisenhower - and her father, Vice President Richard Nixon. They recently collaborated on the book, "Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969.'' In this conversation at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the Eisenhowers recall Ike’s presidency and later retirement in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the relationship between Ike and his vice president, and the reasons that propelled Richard Nixon to make another run at the presidency after his close loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960.David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower famously met as children at the 1957 inauguration of his grandfather - President Dwight D. Eisenhower… read more
An Evening with David and Julie Eisenhower David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower famously met as children at the 1957 inauguration of his grandfather - President Dwight D. Eisenhower - and her father, Vice President Richard Nixon. They recently collaborated on the book, "Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969.'' In this conversation at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the Eisenhowers recall Ike’s presidency and later retirement in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the relationship between Ike and his vice president, and the reasons that propelled Richard Nixon to make another run at the presidency after his close loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960. close
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- Don E. Carleton Executive Director University of Texas at Austin->Briscoe (Dolph) Center for American History
- David Eisenhower Grandchild Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower Daughter Richard "Dick" M. Nixon
- Mark K. Updegrove Director Johnson (Lyndon Baines) Presidential Library and Museum
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