An inside look at Ike's leadership style

President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House during a transformational time, and his granddaughter says his goal was to unite the country with “middle road” ideas that would allow people to resolve their differences and compromise. 

In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Club Broadcast Podcast Team member Irv Chapman talks to Susan Eisenhower about her latest book, "How Ike Led."

She discusses how the president always listened to dissenting points of view and took responsibility for his decisions.  She also talks about the closeness of her family allowing her to get to know her grandfather very well but also being taught to compartmentalize her relationship with him from his role as president. And she talks about her desire to become a journalist early in her career before her pivot into strategic communications.  

Mike Hempen produces Update-1. The podcast can be heard on the Club website or on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.”