This is the second volume of Eisenhower's presidential memoirs, picking up in mid-1956 where the first volume, Mandate for Change, concludes. Much of the first part of the book is taken up with the Suez Crisis, with Eisenhower skillfully keeping the U.S. Neutral and – in a rarity – not aligning itself with or supporting the actions taken by Britain, France, and Israel. While not immune from criticism, due to his high stature throughout the country and the world, Eisenhower's non-action was accepted much better than it would have been had most other presidents done the same thing.

1965