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Thaw in the Cold War -- Supplementary Resources
Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg contrasts the simplicity of Eisenhower's farm to the complexity of the negotiations taking place between the most powerful world leaders of the 1950s. Below are materials for further exploration of Eisenhower and his presidency, the life of Nikita Khrushchev, and Soviet-American relations during the Cold War.
Eisenhower NHS
The Eisenhower National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park
System. The park's web pages
provide resources for educators and a photo
gallery.
Biographies of President Eisenhower
The following include:
14 Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis
14 Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis, an interactive web
site sponsored by Thinkquest, explores both sides of the Cuban Missile
Crisis highlighting the people, actions, and beliefs that destroyed
Eisenhower's earlier attempts at peace and reconciliation.
National Archives (NARA)
The National Archives maintains the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library. In addition, the Archives has placed on its web site a large number of items about Eisenhower and his presidency. To find them, visit the NARA search engine.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress's on-line exhibit of Soviet Archives includes a detailed analysis of Soviet-American relations and translations of Soviet primary documents.
American Presidents: Life Portraits
In this series, C-SPAN explores the life stories of the 41 men who have
been president by traveling to presidential homes, museums, libraries,
and grave sites and speaking with presidential scholars. American
Presidents: Life Portraits will focus on one president each
week, beginning March 15, 1999. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be featured
the week of October 24, 1999. [http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=33]
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