From Library Journal
A continuation of the "Papers," which first appeared in 1970, these volumes contain letters, memoranda, cables, and diary entries from January 1951 to Ike's inauguration in 1953. Of the initial five volumes LJ 's reviewer stated, "Their reference value for researchers and students . . . is inestimable" ( Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"I found the documents irresistible. And they were partly so because, among other virtues, they are firmly and unpretentiously literate."-- John Kenneth Galbraith

Book Description
Volumes XII and XIII follow Eisenhower's career from January 1, 1951 tothe day before his inauguration.

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