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C-SPAN 2 broadcasts Pickett’s program at Eisenhower library
History professor William Pickett was featured in December on the national public
affairs network C-SPAN 2 during a broadcast of a program promoting the publication of
“Eisenhower Decides To Run,” (Ivan R. Dee) a book that sheds new light on Dwight
D. Eisenhower’s 1952 presidential campaign.
The special program was conducted Oct. 26 at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in
Abilene, Kan. He will return to the library in April to participate in a panel discussion
at a conference on “Waging Peace: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Making of Modern
America,” featuring nationally recognized Eisenhower scholars.
Pickett’s book reveals that Eisenhower actively plotted his move from military hero
to U.S. president — a pivotal event in America’s cold war years. The research
disputes the commonly held belief that Eisenhower reluctantly responded to popular demand
to become a candidate.
Pickett draws insightful portraits of Eisenhower's close friends and confidants who put
him on the path to power.
Pickett's findings resulted from more than two years of research at the Eisenhower
Presidential Library in Abilene, Kan.
The book has received favorable reviews in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Indianapolis
Star. Pickett also has been the featured speaker at the University Club of Chicago.
Pickett, who spent more than two years researching documents at the Eisenhower Library,
also wrote “Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power,” which examined
Ike’s military career. He has taught at Rose-Hulman since 1972.
 
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