Mieczkowski, Yanek.
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-344) and index.
• What was the Sputnik panic ? — The most fateful decision of his presidency? — Eisenhower’s reaction to Sputnik — Space and Eisenhower’s principles — Cheerleader-in-chief — Gloom, gloom, gloom — High in space, low on earth — Eisenhower’s rival — Radical moves — Order from chaos — Defeat and a score — Priorities versus prestige — Satellites, Saturn, spacemen — Voyages, images, mirages — Space and prestige in the 1960 race — Eisenhower versus Kennedy.

Subjects:

• United States — Politics and government — 1953-1961.
• Artificial satellites, Russian — Political aspects — United States.
• Sputnik satellites — History.
• Astronautics and state — United States — History.
• Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.

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