Presidents

"Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"

Jeffrey Frank

About the Program

Jeffrey Frank, former senior editor at the New Yorker, recounts the personal and working relationship between President Dwight Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon.  The author reports that Nixon constantly sought Eisenhower's approval while Eisenhower was unsure of Nixon's ability to assume the presidency.   Jeffrey Frank discusses his book with Tim Naftali, former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum at the Goethe-Instuit in Los Angeles.

About the Authors

Jeffrey Frank

Jeffrey Frank is the author of four novels, including The Columnist.  He is a former senior editor at the New Yorker and deputy editor of the Washington Post's Outlook section.  For more information, visit jeffreyfrank.com.


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"Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"

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Past Airings

  • Saturday, March 30th at 2:15pm (ET)
  • Monday, March 18th at 6:30am (ET)
  • Sunday, March 17th at 10pm (ET)
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