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Eisenhower: A Master Bridge Player and Strategist
3:21:31 - 3:23:25 (01:53)
Dwight Eisenhower's ability to handle uncertainty and bluff his way through challenging situations as a bridge player made him a strategic genius in poker and, later on, in politics. He was eventually succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev, the newly appointed General of the Soviet Union.
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