Ike's Bluff
by Evan Thomas
How Eisenhower kept the peace in the nuclear age through calculated ambiguity and self-control, while hiding his health and temper. A study in restraint.
Read it if…
you want leadership through restraint and poker.
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Skip it if…
you want a full biography.
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Three things you will actually use
- Never let them see your hand.
- Restraint is strength.
- Manage yourself first.
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Read the chapters on the Taiwan Strait crises.
Our verdict
Eisenhower's restraint.
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