Susan Eisenhower and H.W. Brands

Susan Eisenhower and H.W. Brands

Please join us for a fascinating discussion about President Dwight D. Eisenhower, from the perspectives of his granddaughter Susan Eisenhower and historian H.W. Brands. Susan Eisenhower is the author of the recently released book, How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions, which shows us not just what a great American did, but why—and what we can learn from him today. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core set of principles.

Susan Eisenhower is a consultant, author and expert on international security, space policy, energy and relations between the Russian Federation and the U.S. She is the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A lifelong Republican, she made headlines in 2008 by famously endorsing Barack Obama for president and leaving the Republican Party to become an Independent.

H.W. Brands holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He has authored 30 books on U.S. history and his works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.  His latest book is The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom.