1953-1961

Provides a chronological account of the 1960 presidential campaign discussing candidates, parties, issues, political conventions, and the election's outcome.

Chronicles the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower the thirty-fourth president of the United States, covering his childhood, education, military career and wartime service, political career and presidency, and personal life.

Contains eleven essays in which the authors present varying viewpoints on the methods used by Senator Joseph McCarthy in his efforts to expose communists in U.S. government, and offer their assessments of McCarthy and McCarthyism.

Examines the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, discussing his efforts to contain communism and to avoid war in Vietnam, as well as his involvement with McCarthyism and the desegregation of schools. Includes brief biographical information.

An interpretation of the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower.

A history chronicling life in the U.S. from the Depression to the opening scenes of Watergate.

While on a trip in 1956 to visit her grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she returns the following year.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1950s in the U.S.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1950 and 1959.