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forest444

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4. The one on Eisenhower sounds especially interesting.

Reply to Arkana (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 11:04 PM

Jul 2016

I'd like to read more about how it was exactly that the GOP lured Ike over to their side.

There's been some speculation that, of all people, J. Edgar "Mary" Hoover, had a lot to do with that. Ike, the story goes, was anxious to keep his string of extramarital affairs from public knowledge, and the very real threat of having Hoover (a staunch Republican) extort him helped persuade him to opt for the (then moderate) GOP.

Ah, if walls could talk.

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Review: �Bush,� a Biography as Scathing Indictment [View all] n2doc Jul 2016 OP

The author's books highly recommended bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #1

Short and sweet. Sounds like great summer reading for us political junkies. Thank you! forest444 Jul 2016 #2

He's also written excellent books on Grant and Eisenhower. Arkana Jul 2016 #3

The one on Eisenhower sounds especially interesting. forest444 Jul 2016 #4

About Ike Craig234 Jul 2016 #12

Well said. One for the bookmarks. forest444 Jul 2016 #13

Thanks Craig234 Jul 2016 #17

Likewise, Craig - and happy Fourth of July! forest444 Jul 2016 #18

Good post. (Nt) matt819 Jul 2016 #21

Go read "The Big Rich" Grins Jul 2016 #15

Will do. Thanks! forest444 Jul 2016 #16

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