Three Days In January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission by Brett Baier (Audiobook)

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Brett Baier
• Title: Three Days In January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
• Publisher: ‎ HarperAudio; Unabridged Edition (November 28, 2017)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0062834444
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0062834447
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.9 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 1.5 x 5.6 inches
• Condition: Used – Very Good (Former library edition; may show markings / stickers associated with the library.)

Synopsis:

In this debut history from one of America's most influential political journalists, Bret Baier casts the three days between Dwight Eisenhower's prophetic "farewell address" on the evening of January 17, 1961, and his successor John F. Kennedy's inauguration on the afternoon of January 20 as the final mission of one of modern America's greatest leaders.

As president, the former supreme commander of Allied forces during World War II successfully guided the country out of war in Korea, through the apocalyptic threat of nuclear war with Russia, and into one of the greatest economic booms in world history.

In this last address to the nation, Eisenhower looked to the future, warning Americans against the dangers of elevating partisanship above national interest, excessive government budgets (particularly deficit spending), the expansion of the military-industrial complex, and the creeping political power of special interests.

Baier explores the many ways these visionary words continue to resonate today; he also explains how Ike embodied the qualities of political leadership that the country is urgently hungering for at the present.

Seeking to prepare a new generation for power, Eisenhower intensely advised the 43-year-old Kennedy in the intervening time between the speech and the inauguration. Dwight Eisenhower left the public stage at the end of these three days in January 1961 having done more than perhaps any other modern American to set the nation "on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment".

Despite their differences in party affiliation, President Kennedy would continue to seek his predecessor's advice and counsel during his time in office. Five decades later Baier's Three Days in January illuminates how Eisenhower, an underappreciated giant of US history, still offers vital lessons for our own time.

About the Author:

Bret Baier is the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier, seen five days a week on Fox News Channel. Before assuming the anchor role, Bret served as Chief White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel between 2006 and 2009.

Prior to being named Chief White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel, Bret served as National Security Correspondent based at the Pentagon, reporting on military and national security affairs, as well as on defense, military policy and the intelligence community from 2001 to 2006. He reported from Iraq twelve times and Afghanistan thirteen times.

In his career Bret has traveled the world with various administration dignitaries and military officials, reporting from seventy-four countries. His first book, Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love, became a top-ten New York Times bestseller upon its release in 2014. He is also the author of Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission, Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire, and To Rescue The Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, The Fragile Union and the Crisis of 1876 which made it to #1 on the NYT Bestseller list.

Bret has two books set for release in 2023, To Rescue The Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment, and a new graphic novel geared towards kids, The History Club: Duel Across Time.

Follow him online at www.bretbaier.com.