A Scientist at the White House: The Private Diary of President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science and Technology

by George B. Kistiakowsky

Book Overview

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 Eisenhower's science advisor. Richly detailed, candid, and very human, the memoir offers an inside view of White House infighting, policy disputes, and bureaucratic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674794966
• ISBN13: 9780674794962
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"