Ike's Mystery Man review: astonishing tale of a gay White House aide

Peter Shinkle has written a superb and harrowing history of a dual life in a dark era of official oppression

This is a remarkable a book about an extraordinary man who was Dwight Eisenhower’s “right hand” for foreign policy.

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