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Ike's Mystery Man Review: Astonishing tale of a gay White House aide

8 mins | Jan 5, 2019

Charles Kaiser, writing in The Guardian, reviews what he describes as ‘a superb and harrowing’ new book by Peter Shinkle about Dwight Eisenhower’s gay White House aide who led a dual life in a dark era of official oppression.

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