david nichols is leading expert in the eisenhower presidency. this evening he will discuss his new book "eisenhower 1956". the president's year of crisis, suez the birth of war which is one of seven history books worth taking out in 2011. eisenhower in the beginning of the civil rights revolution, and lincoln and the indians. people love ph.d. from william and mary and currently reside in kansas. please join me in welcoming david nichols to our stage. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be year and to be wit >> thank you. it is an honor to be here with people who love history. that is the best audience one can ever have and i am grateful. first we need to shoot down the nasty rumor that has been going around that my publisher beleaguered bill simon and schuster third of all the trouble in the middle east just to sell my book. that is not true. it is not true. this is also a day when the news is telling us and author allegedly has been making up stuff and i want you to know, accepting commentary in the conclusion, not a phrase is in it tha

david nichols is the leading expert on the eisenhower presidency.his evening he will discuss his new book eisenhower, 1956 the presidents crisis suez and the brink of the war which the christian science monitor called one of seven history books worth checking out in 2011. he's the author of a matter of justice eisenhower in the beginning of the civil rights revolution, and lincoln and the indians. he holds a ph.d. from william and mary and currently resides in kansas. please join me in welcoming david nichols to our stage. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be year and to be with people who love history. that's always the best audience one can ever have. we need to shoot on the nasty rumor that's been going around by publisher simon and schuster stirred up all the trouble in the middle east just to sell my book. that's not true. not true. this is also a day when the news is telling us that once again in author at least alleged the has been making up stuff, and i want you to know that this book, accepting some commentary in the conclusion, th

david nichols is the leading expert on the eisenhower presidency.his evening he will discuss his new book eisenhower, 1956 the presidents crisis suez and the brink of the war which the christian science monitor called one of seven history books worth checking out in 2011. he's the author of a matter of justice eisenhower in the beginning of the civil rights revolution, and lincoln and the indians. he holds a ph.d. from william and mary and currently resides in kansas. please join me in welcoming david nichols to our stage. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be year and to be with people who love history. that's always the best audience one can ever have. we need to shoot on the nasty rumor that's been going around by publisher simon and schuster stirred up all the trouble in the middle east just to sell my book. that's not true. not true. this is also a day when the news is telling us that once again in author at least alleged the has been making up stuff, and i want you to know that this book, accepting some commentary in the conclusion, th

david nichols is the leading expert on the eisenhower presidency.his evening he will discuss his new book eisenhower, 1956 the presidents crisis suez and the brink of the war which the christian science monitor called one of seven history books worth checking out in 2011. he's the author of a matter of justice eisenhower in the beginning of the civil rights revolution, and lincoln and the indians. he holds a ph.d. from william and mary and currently resides in kansas. please join me in welcoming david nichols to our stage. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be year and to be with people who love history. that's always the best audience one can ever have. we need to shoot on the nasty rumor that's been going around by publisher simon and schuster stirred up all the trouble in the middle east just to sell my book. that's not true. not true. this is also a day when the news is telling us that once again in author at least alleged the has been making up stuff, and i want you to know that this book, accepting some commentary in the conclusion, th