In transformational times, assessing and reassessing one’s basic assumptions is critical for navigating the confusing and dangerous shoals of public and foreign affairs.
Author Archives: Susan Eisenhower
The Russian Proposal: Two Questions about the Syria Crisis that Matter
Last night, President Obama confirmed that he is in favor of giving diplomacy a chance to succeed in defusing a potential conflict with Syria.
The Battle of Gettysburg: Reflections on 150 Years
The long days of summer are coming to an end. In palpable ways the beginning of fall has been felt by a reenergized pace and fast-moving political and international developments – which I will write on in the coming weeks and months.
The Eisenhower Family’s Unsuccessful Appeal to the Eisenhower Memorial Commission
What a sad and unworthy place we have come to on the Eisenhower Memorial!
Freedom and the Search for its Meaning
Lewis H. Lapham, former editor of Harper’s Magazine, once said that leadership “…imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.”
Atoms for Peace…60 Years Later
Earlier this week, I spoke at the Nuclear Energy Assembly to help commemorate their 60th anniversary.
The Holocaust Museum at 20: My Tribute to Europe’s Liberators and Survivors
Would you or I have shown the same courage, humanity and enduring spirit?
For Those Who Served
Last week was a stark reminder that in one split second life can end or be altered forever.
The Perils of Making Predictions
Pundits beware: Punxsutawney Phil gained a reprieve last week, after narrowly escaping lynch mobs and the possibility of time on death row.
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