About the book
Political scientist Fred I. Greenstein challenges the view of Dwight Eisenhower as an ineffective president who reigned but did not rule. Using declassified diaries, letters and memoranda, along with interviews and archival research, he uncovers a deliberate style of leadership behind Ike's bland public manner. The evidence includes a secret Eisenhower campaign to end Joe McCarthy's political effectiveness. Greenstein shows how Eisenhower rallied subordinates, isolated opponents and worked to win support from both isolationist right wingers and liberal Republicans while keeping an uncontroversial public image. A later edition adds a foreword on how the study of his presidency has developed and what his legacy says about presidential leadership.
Ryan Holiday called it a masterclass in leadership that shows real leaders get things done through organization, delegation and influence behind the scenes, not talk or a tough image.
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Ryan Holiday (Founder/Brass Check)
The Hidden-Hand which I read around the same time is equally a masterclass in leadership. It will give you not just a new appreciation of Eisenhower, but teach you how real leaders get things done: it’s not through talking, it’s not through looking tough, it’s through organization, delegation and through behind the scenes influence.
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