Mieczkowski, Yanek. <br/><br/>
Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment :  The Race for Space and World Prestige. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (369 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Sputnik -- 1. What Was the Sputnik "Panic"? -- 2. "The Most Fateful Decision of His Presidency" -- 3. Eisenhower's Reaction to Sputnik -- 4. Eisenhower's Principles -- Part Two: Setbacks -- 5. Cheerleader-in-Chief -- 6. "Gloom, Gloom, Gloom" -- 7. Space Highs, Economic Lows -- 8. Eisenhower's Rival -- 9. "Radical Moves" -- 10. Order from Chaos -- 11. Defeat and a SCORE -- 12. Priorities and Prestige -- Part Three: Space -- 13. Satellites, Saturn, Spacemen -- 14. Voyages, Mirages, Images -- 15. Space, Prestige, and the 1960 Race -- 16. Eisenhower versus Kennedy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801467936 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David), -- 1890-1969.<br/>Artificial satellites, Russian -- Political aspects -- United States.<br/>Sputnik satellites -- History.<br/>Astronautics and state -- United States -- History.<br/>United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E835 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.921092