My guest on the podcast today is author John T. Shaw. John is Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, and his fifth and latest book is Rising Star, Setting Sun: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and the Presidential Transition that Changed America which deals with a significant change in American politics following one of the most notable elections of the 20th century.

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