Kasey Pipes was interviewed about his book Ike's Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality, published by World Ahead Publishing. The book examined President Eisenhower's role in the civil rights movement. He also talked about the social and political environment of the time, as well as reaction by military leaders to integration. Kasey S. Pipes is president/CEO of a communications firm specializing in speechwriting. He has written for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush.