--- product_id: 16004782 title: "The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961" price: "1477815₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/16004782-the-president-and-the-apprentice-eisenhower-and-nixon-1952-1961 store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961 **Price:** 1477815₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961 - **How much does it cost?** 1477815₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/16004782-the-president-and-the-apprentice-eisenhower-and-nixon-1952-1961) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Based on twenty years of research, a book that rewrites the history of the Eisenhower presidency “Irwin Gellman has emerged from years in the archives to tell the fascinating story of President Dwight Eisenhower and his relationship with his vice president, Richard Nixon. Gellman dispels the fog that has long enveloped this subject and casts new light on a critical Cold War presidency. Masterfully written, The President and the Apprentice is a must-read for anyone who, like me, loves good political history.”—Allen Matusow, author of The Unraveling of America More than half a century after Eisenhower left office, the history of his presidency is so clouded by myth, partisanship, and outright fraud that most people have little understanding of how Ike’s administration worked or what it accomplished. We know—or think we know—that Eisenhower distrusted his vice president, Richard Nixon, and kept him at arm’s length; that he did little to advance civil rights; that he sat by as Joseph McCarthy’s reckless anticommunist campaign threatened to wreck his administration; and that he planned the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. None of this is true. The President and the Apprentice reveals a different Eisenhower, and a different Nixon. Ike trusted and relied on Nixon, sending him on many sensitive overseas missions. Eisenhower, not Truman, completed the desegregation of the military. Eisenhower and Nixon, not Lyndon Johnson, pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through the Senate. Eisenhower was determined to bring down McCarthy and did so. Nixon never, contrary to recent accounts, saw a psychotherapist, but while Ike was recovering from his heart attack in 1955, Nixon was overworked, overanxious, overmedicated, and at the limits of his ability to function. Based on twenty years of research in numerous archives, many previously untouched, this book offers a fresh and surprising account of the Eisenhower presidency. “Irwin Gellman’s superb research and plausible reconstruction of the Eisenhower-Nixon relationship may well revolutionize the meaning of historical revisionism. The President and the Apprentice is an unsettling tour de force. ” — David Levering Lewis, author of King: A Biography and W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Review: Very Well Reserched - This is the second book in the series about Richard Nixon’s political career; the first one was called The Contender. This book took 20 years to research and you can tell the time was well spent. These books are essential to understanding Nixon’s pre presidential career and give a clear understanding of what motivated his rationale for braking into the Watergate Hotel as president. These books are to Nixon as Taylor Branches were to the Civil Rights Movement and Robert Cairos were to trying to understand LBJ. The thing that separates these books are the research not only does the author point out other writers misunderstood theories but why they were historically wrong based on his research. Here are a couple of quick examples; his issue with Hellen Douglass as a supposed communist or the pink lady as he called her and the impact it had in the race. It was definitely over the top but the bigger issue was Nixon was much better financed and she ran a very lazy campaign. The issue that Nixon saw a psychiatrist during his early campaign and as VP. This doctor was not a psychiatrist but more like a snake oil salesman who prescribed questionable drugs for Nixon’s insomnia and anxiety. Finally the issue that Nixon didn’t play a big part in Eisenhowers foreign policy decisions. He probably visited more countries than any previous VP and when Dulles dies of cancer Nixon became the expert. I also believe he played a much bigger role in the Bay of Pigs than he wanted anyone to know. I believe RN s motivation for Watergate was he believed the Democrats had a classified file that exposed his true role in the Bay of Pigs. Just about everyone connected to the break in had a role in the Bay of Pigs. This is a must read Review: Well researched but overly opinionated. - The author spent 20 years researching the Eisenhower/Nixon Administration from 1952 until 1960. His premise is that historians have been unfair to both Eisenhower and Nixon as to their accomplishments as President and Vice President. Concerning Eisenhower, books written over the past few years are starting to promote the idea that he was more successful than past historians have given him credit. The author further argues that the relationship between the two men was closer than previously thought and that Nixon played the most significant Vice Presidential role up to that point. The author has convinced me that he is correct about these premises. But, the author feels compelled to take on and do intellectual battle with previous historians. He particularly is harsh concerning Steven Ambrose. The author claims that Ambrose lied about what he wrote about Eisenhower and invented sources (especially about interviewing Eisenhower). This is a position that Jean Edward Smith took in his recent book on Eisenhower. I am convinced that Ambrose did lie about interviews and information that he provided about Eisenhower, especially concerning civil rights. But that does not mean that all other historians have done the same. Author goes too far in citing and battling other authors. He attacks articles and books that do not agree that the Eisenhower /Nixon was not one of the best and most successful administrations. Some of his attacks are well reasoned, others are weak. He attacks a significant and famous statement from Earl Warren's book about a conversation that he had with Eisenhower prior to the Brown v. Board of Education on the grounds that Warren's book was published after he died and that Warren did not like Eisenhower. Warren is considered by many to be a significant figure in 20th century politics and judicial circles. He has been treated by historians as ethical but flawed. To claim that he lied because of a personal feeling towards Eisenhower is ludicrous. The author glosses over shortcomings of the Eisenhower administration (such as American Foreign Policy concerning the overthrow of the Shah of Iran). The Author feels the need to attack Truman in order to promote Eisenhower. With the above being said, he has provided a new look at the relationship between Ike and Dick and his coverage of Nixon's role as Vice President is very impressive. I disagree with some of his points and find his attacks on other Historians a bit childish, but believe that he provides new insight and facts that were not commonly known. For that reason, I recommend this book for students of American Presidents. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,823,217 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #269 in United States Executive Government #506 in US Presidents #21,258 in United States History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 68 Reviews | ## Images ![The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rAY5zjKYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Well Reserched *by R***B on August 18, 2023* This is the second book in the series about Richard Nixon’s political career; the first one was called The Contender. This book took 20 years to research and you can tell the time was well spent. These books are essential to understanding Nixon’s pre presidential career and give a clear understanding of what motivated his rationale for braking into the Watergate Hotel as president. These books are to Nixon as Taylor Branches were to the Civil Rights Movement and Robert Cairos were to trying to understand LBJ. The thing that separates these books are the research not only does the author point out other writers misunderstood theories but why they were historically wrong based on his research. Here are a couple of quick examples; his issue with Hellen Douglass as a supposed communist or the pink lady as he called her and the impact it had in the race. It was definitely over the top but the bigger issue was Nixon was much better financed and she ran a very lazy campaign. The issue that Nixon saw a psychiatrist during his early campaign and as VP. This doctor was not a psychiatrist but more like a snake oil salesman who prescribed questionable drugs for Nixon’s insomnia and anxiety. Finally the issue that Nixon didn’t play a big part in Eisenhowers foreign policy decisions. He probably visited more countries than any previous VP and when Dulles dies of cancer Nixon became the expert. I also believe he played a much bigger role in the Bay of Pigs than he wanted anyone to know. I believe RN s motivation for Watergate was he believed the Democrats had a classified file that exposed his true role in the Bay of Pigs. Just about everyone connected to the break in had a role in the Bay of Pigs. This is a must read ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well researched but overly opinionated. *by E***E on January 25, 2017* The author spent 20 years researching the Eisenhower/Nixon Administration from 1952 until 1960. His premise is that historians have been unfair to both Eisenhower and Nixon as to their accomplishments as President and Vice President. Concerning Eisenhower, books written over the past few years are starting to promote the idea that he was more successful than past historians have given him credit. The author further argues that the relationship between the two men was closer than previously thought and that Nixon played the most significant Vice Presidential role up to that point. The author has convinced me that he is correct about these premises. But, the author feels compelled to take on and do intellectual battle with previous historians. He particularly is harsh concerning Steven Ambrose. The author claims that Ambrose lied about what he wrote about Eisenhower and invented sources (especially about interviewing Eisenhower). This is a position that Jean Edward Smith took in his recent book on Eisenhower. I am convinced that Ambrose did lie about interviews and information that he provided about Eisenhower, especially concerning civil rights. But that does not mean that all other historians have done the same. Author goes too far in citing and battling other authors. He attacks articles and books that do not agree that the Eisenhower /Nixon was not one of the best and most successful administrations. Some of his attacks are well reasoned, others are weak. He attacks a significant and famous statement from Earl Warren's book about a conversation that he had with Eisenhower prior to the Brown v. Board of Education on the grounds that Warren's book was published after he died and that Warren did not like Eisenhower. Warren is considered by many to be a significant figure in 20th century politics and judicial circles. He has been treated by historians as ethical but flawed. To claim that he lied because of a personal feeling towards Eisenhower is ludicrous. The author glosses over shortcomings of the Eisenhower administration (such as American Foreign Policy concerning the overthrow of the Shah of Iran). The Author feels the need to attack Truman in order to promote Eisenhower. With the above being said, he has provided a new look at the relationship between Ike and Dick and his coverage of Nixon's role as Vice President is very impressive. I disagree with some of his points and find his attacks on other Historians a bit childish, but believe that he provides new insight and facts that were not commonly known. For that reason, I recommend this book for students of American Presidents. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Master Class in Doing History- Ike and Dick begin to get their due *by D***K on July 26, 2016* Gellman does an incredible job. This is a MUCH needed truth serum for generations raised on myths and partisan distortions about Ike and to a greater extent- Nixon. Gellman shows how many "historians" and "journalists" simply cannibalize the works of one another and this is how myths- distortions and outright lies perpetuate over time. Gellman has done the most extensive look EVER at the ACTUAL documents to dispel the myths, distortions and lies. Please notice this as you read. There is a STRONG lobby out there to deny Ike and to a greater extent - NIXON- the credit they deserve. You will never read history the same again. The average reader does not have time to check footnotes. They rely on media and books- thinking they are accurate. As an historian I can tell you- a lot of it is a game. This book does not play the game. I only hope Mr. Gellman will write a similar book on Nixon as President. If he does- we will learn that Nixon achieved more than all but one President in the 20th century- FDR. The writing is clear and easy to read. It really transports you back to the time period. An argument can me made that Nixon is the most consequential VP ever- since we finally have a study that uses the actual documents of many people. I require this as reading for how to do history! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/16004782-the-president-and-the-apprentice-eisenhower-and-nixon-1952-1961](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/16004782-the-president-and-the-apprentice-eisenhower-and-nixon-1952-1961) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-06-03*