Going Home to Glory

A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969

By: David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

After President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office in 1961, he retired to a farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Living next door was his teenage grandson, David; they would be neighbors for the rest of the decade. Based on personal stories, letters, diaries, and the reminiscences of Eisenhower’s closest friends, Going Home to Glory is both an intimate chronicle of the elder statesman’s final years and a coming of age story.

In this book, Eisenhower emerges as both a beloved and forbidding figure, whether relaxing at home or playing golf, advising presidents Kennedy and Johnson and 1968 presidential hopeful Richard Nixon, or rendering sage advice to young people - including the author. Set amidst the turbulent 60s, the author describes Eisenhower's many efforts to influence a bewildered nation on civil rights and Vietnam.

David Eisenhower's first book about his grandfather, Eisenhower at War, was a best seller and a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in History. Going Home to Glory, a personal sequel, offers completely new insight into one of the country's most respected presidents.

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Excellent

This book was very good. Written by his grandson who knew him best and loved him.

The Under Estimated President

The book is a great story of a true American hero soldier president husband father and gradfather.

Great story about one of the most important figures of the 20th century!

Well written and thoughtful, David Eisenhower paints a picture of someone so important yet so private at the same time.

Excellent listen

I had not read anything about Ike before, and I liked the review that suggested this first. Also, it was interesting to learn about all of the remarkable things Eisenhower did. Thanks to the author and his wife for a good book.

very well-written book by Eisenhower's grandson

very well written book about the years after the White House where he spent his time in Gettysburg and kept active in politics