In an era where Americans are desperately seeking heroes and mentors, here is the story of how a saucy young lady from Denver, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, meets her match in handsome Ike Eisenhower, a farm boy fresh out of West Point, and becomes the Army wife par excellence. They were two very passionate and private people whose 53-year marriage, much of it lived in the public eye, survived great tragedies, misunderstandings, and adventures – and led to glowing triumphs in World War II and the White House. Mrs. Ike is not only a biography of a beloved American but a superb account of a complex marriage. Susan Eisenhower helps readers see her grandmother as her husband did – a heroic and irresistible figure in her own right. "In Mrs. Ike, Susan Eisenhower has written a vivid memoir incorporating hundreds of unpublished letters between her grandparents during the war and accounts of life with Ike by family and friends. Mamie comes across as full of spice and self-confidence ... helps liberate Mamie Eisenhower's image from the shadow her husband cast and from the shadings of history." The New York Times Book Review, Mark Marvel Susan Eisenhower serves as President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc. which provides strategic counsel on political and business projects. Eisenhower was a founding director and the first president of the Eisenhower Institute where she became known for her work in the former Soviet Union and in the energy field. She is currently the Eisenhower Institute's Chairman of Leadership and Public Policy Programs. Eisenhower has consulted for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies and served on many government task forces. In January 2010, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu appointed Eisenhower to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, which has been tasked with developing a long-term solution for safely managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Eisenhower has authored three books, two of which, "Breaking Free" and "Mrs. Ike," appeared on regional best seller lists. She has also edited four collected volumes on regional security issues, most recently "Partners in Space," and penned hundreds of op-eds and articles on foreign policy for publications such as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Naval Institute's Proceedings, The London Spectator, and Gannett Newspapers. She has provided analysis for CNN International, MSNBC, Nightline, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, This Week with David Brinkley, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Fox News and Hardball, as well as NPR and other nation-wide television and radio programs. Used Book in Good Condition