Bobby Cutler News Today

Professor of history at the university of virginia where he focuses on international and diplomatic history. In particular the era of the world wars and the cold war in addition to the age of i eisenhower. He is author of the bitter road to freedom, which was a pultizer prize finalist. Following his remarks, ann compton will join dr. Hitchcock for a conversation on this great book. Ann was the first woman to cover the white house for Network Television and was on the air for 41 years with abc ne...

William hitchcock talks about the age of eisenhower in the 1950s. He sat down with White House Correspondent an compton for the conversation on the life and legacy of the nations 34th president. Our speaker tonight is dr. William hitchcock author of the age of eisenhower, america and the world in the 1950s. Dr. Hitchcock is a professor of history at the university of virginia where he focussed on International Diplomatic history in the 21st century, in particular the era of the world wars and co...

<p>From my study of the presidency one thing has become clear:  Presidents above all else are driven.  Case in point:  Dwight Eisenhower.</p>

<p>From my study of the presidency one thing has become clear:  Presidents above all else are driven.  Case in point:  Dwight Eisenhower.</p>

Robert Cutler was President Dwight Eisenhower's right hand. He was also a closeted gay man who helped carry out a 1953 executive order to identify and remove gay employees from the federal government.

<p><i>Presidents are different from you and me. But it is not their power that makes them different. Or their money. Or their perks. Take away those things and they would still be different. One thing makes them different. Their drive.</i></p><p> Thursday April 16, 1953 was going to be a crazy day anyway, one of those days only presidents put themselves through. First Ike would have to fly from Augusta, Georgia to Washington—he was in Augusta playin...