A Scientist at the White House : : The Private Diary of President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science and Technology / / George B. Kistiakowsky.
The days of intricate test-ban negotiations, Khrushchev's visit to Camp David, the cranberry controversy, the impending rupture with Cuba, the downed U-2, and the failed Summit in Paris come to life again in this highly personal diary kept by the Ukrainian-born chemist who was President Eisenho...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1976 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 p.) :; illustrated |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION. Science, Politics, and Defense in the Eisenhower Era
- THE WHITE HOUSE
- CHAPTER I. Introduction to the Nuclear Τest – Βan Problems
- CHAPTER II. The Competition for the Budget Dollar
- CHAPTER III. Chairman Khrushchev in Camp David
- CHAPTER IV. Controversies over Space Vehicles
- CHAPTER V. Back to Geneva and the Budget
- CHAPTER VI. Meetings with the Vice-president
- CHAPTER VII. Thresholds and Cranberries
- CHAPTER VIII. Advising the President
- CHAPTER IX. Another Summit in Camp David
- CHAPTER Χ. The Lost U-2 and the Summit That Never Was
- CHAPTER XI. The Difficulties Accumulate
- CHAPTER XII. The Last Tasks
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Code Names
- Index