William B. Pickett

Last updated
Pickett, William B. (2000). Eisenhower Decides To Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. ISBN   1-56-663787-2. OCLC   43953970.
  • Pickett, William B. (1999). To Be the Best: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1974-1999. Louisville: Four Colour Imports. ISBN   0-91-441401-1. OCLC   42520799.
  • Pickett, William B. (1995). Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power. Wheeling, Ill.: Harlan Davidson. ISBN   0-88-295918-2. OCLC   31206927.
  • Pickett, William B. (1990). Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979 . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. ISBN   0-87-195054-5. OCLC   22182601.
  • Pickett, William B. (1984). Vigo County Interim Report: Indiana Historical Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
  • Pickett, William B., ed. (1977). Technology at the Turning Point. San Francisco: San Francisco Press. ISBN   0-91-130236-0. OCLC   5133913.
  • Journal articles and short works

    Oral histories

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology</span> Private university in Terre Haute, Indiana, US

    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana. Founded in 1874 in Terre Haute, Rose-Hulman is one of the United States' few undergraduate focused engineering and technology universities. Though it started with only 3 bachelor’s degree programs, Rose-Hulman has since grown to 12 academic departments with over 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, and engineering management, leading to bachelor's and master's degrees. Rose-Hulman's curriculum focuses on both career preparation and undergraduate-driven research in STEM-fields. It is classified among "Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools".

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Homer E. Capehart</span> American politician

    Homer Earl Capehart was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other products. Capehart later served 18 years (1945–1963) in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Indiana. Initially an isolationist on foreign policy, he took a more internationalist stance in later years; he retired after a narrow defeat for a fourth term in 1962.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Vigo County, Indiana</span> County in Indiana, United States

    Vigo County is a county on the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 105,994. Its county seat is Terre Haute.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Terre Haute, Indiana</span> City in Indiana, United States

    Terre Haute is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Indiana State University</span> Public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

    Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Hulman</span> American businessman (1901–1977)

    Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II.

    Samuel Foster Hulbert was an American scientist working in Ceramics Science and Biomaterials. He carried out biomaterial work in artificial knees, hips, and dental prostheses. He served as president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for 28 years. He was born at Adams Center, New York.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Terre Haute House</span>

    The Terre Haute House was a historic hotel in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, that was demolished despite numerous efforts to preserve it. The hotel was replaced by a Hilton Garden Inn, which opened in 2007.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Draft Eisenhower movement</span> Movement advocating Eisenhower for president

    The Draft Eisenhower movement was a widespread political movement that eventually persuaded Dwight D. Eisenhower, former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, to contest the presidency of the United States.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Chauncey Rose</span> American businessman

    Chauncey Rose was a successful American businessman of the 19th century.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Hulman & Company</span> American company

    Hulman & Company is an American private, family-owned, company founded in 1850 by Francis T. Hulman as a wholesale foods supplier of groceries, tobacco, and liquor, headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana. Throughout the early half of the 20th century, Hulman & Co. became nationally known for its Clabber Girl baking powder which it began producing in 1899. In 1945, the company purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in what many thought was an unusual investment for a company with a rich history in the food and beverage industry and owned the speedway until its sale to Roger Penske in 2019.

    Robert Hugh Ferrell was an American historian and a prolific author or editor of more than 60 books on a wide range of topics, including the U.S. presidency, World War I, and U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. One of the country's leading historians, Ferrell was widely considered the preeminent authority on the administration of Harry S. Truman, and also wrote books about half a dozen other 20th-century presidents. He was thought by many in the field to be the "dean of American diplomatic historians", a title he disavowed.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Terre Haute Action Track</span> Racetrack

    Terre Haute Action Track is a half-mile dirt racetrack located at the Vigo County, Indiana, fairgrounds on U.S. Route 41 along the south side of Terre Haute, Indiana. The track hosts annual United States Automobile Club (USAC) midget car, sprint car and Silver Crown events. Notable drivers that have competed at the track include A. J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Parnelli Jones, and Tony Stewart. The track has held events sanctioned by USAC, its predecessor American Automobile Association (AAA), and the World of Outlaws.

    Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM is a lodge of Freemasons in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest existing organization in the city and in Vigo County with the exception of Vigo County Government.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliet Peddle</span> American architect

    Juliet A. Peddle (1899–1979) was an American modernist architect who was the first woman architect licensed by the state of Indiana and a cofounder of the Women's Architectural Club of Chicago.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Terre Haute Regional Airport</span> Airport

    Terre Haute Regional Airport is a civil-military public airport in Terre Haute, in Vigo County, Indiana, six miles (9.7 km) east of the city center. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. It is also the location of Hulman Field Air National Guard Base of the Indiana Air National Guard.

    This bibliography of Dwight D. Eisenhower is a list of published works about Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States.

    <i>Eisenhower Decides To Run</i> 2000 book by historian William B. Pickett

    Eisenhower Decides to Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy is a 2000 book by historian William B. Pickett, a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. It follows his 1995 Eisenhower biography Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power, and looks specifically at the reasons behind the five-star general's fateful choice to enter politics and become a candidate for the Republican nomination during the 1952 presidential campaign.

    <i>Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power</i> 1995 book by historian William B. Pickett

    Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power is a 1995 biography of the U.S. president and military leader by historian William B. Pickett, a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was published as part of Harlan Davidson's American Biographical History Series.

    References

    1. Pickett, William B. (1974). Homer E. Capehart: The Making of a Hoosier Senator (Thesis). Indiana University. OCLC   2715420.
    2. McMahon, Robert J. (June 1997). "Book Review: Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power by William B. Pickett and Eisenhower's New-Look National Security Policy, 1953–61 by Saki Dockrill". Journal of American History. 84 (1): 304–306. doi:10.2307/2952874. JSTOR   2952874.
    3. Richards, David R. (2000-11-18). "Eisenhower's Decision To Run". Indianapolis Star .
    4. Neal, Steve (2000-09-11). "Ike Didn't Have To Be Drafted". Chicago Sun-Times .
    5. Osgood, Kenneth A. (September 2002). "Book Review: Eisenhower Decides to Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy by William B. Pickett and Eisenhower at Columbia by Travis Beal Jacobs". Journal of American History. 89 (2): 709–711. doi:10.2307/3092303. JSTOR   3092303.
    6. William B. Pickett papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library.
    7. "Dr. William B. Pickett". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
    8. "Directory of American Fulbright Scholars 1989-90" (PDF). Fulbright Scholar Grantee Directories. University of Arkansas Special Collections. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
    9. "Contributors". The SHAFR Newsletter. Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. 22–24: 51. 1991.
    10. Pickett, William B. (June 2002). "Liberal Education: Its Goals and Methods". Bulletin of the American University of Kyrgyzstan: 5–7. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
    11. "Presidents of the Indiana Association of Historians". Indiana Association of Historians. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
    12. "Avoiding a Digital 'Dark Age'". The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 21, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
    13. "William Pickett: Tech professor and web historian launch web-history center". historynewsnetwork.org. History News Network. January 2, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
    14. Pickett, William B. (October 26, 2000). "Eisenhower Decides to Run". Book TV. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
    15. Pickett, William B. (October 26, 2002). "Eisenhower as a Historical Figure". Book TV. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
    16. "Dispatches From The Eisenhower Memorial Commission" (PDF) (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Eisenhower Memorial Commission. October 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
    17. Schapsmeier, Edward L. (1991). "Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979 by William B. Pickett (review)". The Annals of Iowa. 51: 102–104. doi: 10.17077/0003-4827.9567 .
    18. "Rose-Hulman Professor's Book Wins Award". Rose Thorn Archive. 26 (22). April 12, 1991. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
    19. Conner, Lawrence S. (1996-02-24). "Assessing the Career of Eisenhower". Indianapolis Star . p. A11.
    20. Parmet, Herbert S. (Summer 1995). "Book Review: William B. Pickett, Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power". Presidential Studies Quarterly. 25 (3): 576–577. JSTOR   27551474.
    21. Reichard, Gary W. (2017). "American Politics at Mid-Century". In Pach, Chester J. (ed.). A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wiley. p. 136. ISBN   9781119027331.
    22. "Review: Eisenhower Decides to Run". Library Journal. September 1, 2000.
    23. Wagner, Steven (May 2001). "Review of Pickett, William B., Eisenhower Decides to Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy". H-Pol, H-Net Reviews. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
    24. Maddux, Thomas R. (Spring 2002). "Book Review: Eisenhower Decides to Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy". Journal of Cold War Studies. 4 (2): 139–141. doi:10.1162/jcws.2002.4.2.139. S2CID   153698589 . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
    25. Biography: Homer E. Capehart, 1969-1973. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University Center for History and Memory. ohrc015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
    26. Vigo County Oral History Program. Terre Haute, Indiana: Collections: Politics and Government, Vigo County Public Library. 820128A. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
    27. Pickett, William B. (1997–1998). "Oral History Interviews". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Archives & Special Collections. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
    William B. Pickett
    Born (1940-03-12) March 12, 1940 (age 82)
    Board member ofIndiana Association of Historians, Indiana Council for History Education
    Awards Fulbright Fellowship (1989)
    Academic background
    Alma mater Carleton College, Indiana University
    Thesis Homer E. Capehart: The Making of a Hoosier Senator [1]  (1974)