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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I found the biography rewarding primarily for the examination of the character of Acheson. Although the book was well-written, my greatest pleasure came from reading the details behind such a powerful and successful man, and I felt I shared many of the qualities of what was once greatness. ( ) 3221. Acheson / The Secretary of State Who Created the American World, by James Chace (read July 20, 1999) Since I read and greatly liked Present at the Creation, by Dean Acheson, when I read it in May of 1981, I didn't think it was necessary to read this book, but I am glad I did. It tells an absorbing and important story, and the account of those momentous times in 1950-1951 was simply entrancing reading. I certainly appreciate anew the fact that Truman and Acheson were where they were, and feel the nation must be eternally grateful for that. Even tho all the events described in the book seemed awfully familiar to me--I lived thru them and followed them intently as they occurred--this was very enjoyable reading. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Acheson is the first complete biography of the most important and controversial secretary of state of the twentieth century. More than any other of the renowned 'Wise Men' who together proposed our vision of the world in the aftermath of World War II, Dean Acheson was the quintessential man of action. Drawing on Acheson family diaries and letters as well as recent revelations from Russian and Chinese archives, historian James Chace traces Acheson's remarkable life, from his days as a schoolboy at Groton and his carefree life at Yale to his work for President Franklin Roosevelt on international financial policy and his unique partnership with President Truman ... Chace corrects many misconceptions about Acheson's role in the Cold War. Acheson was not one of the original Cold Warriors. In 1945, willing to acknowledge Soviet concerns about its security, Acheson worked closely with Secretary of War Henry Stimson on a plan to share America's scientific information about atomic energy with Moscow in order to avert an arms race. It was only when Moscow made threatening demands on Turkey for bases in the Dardanelles that Acheson hardened his views toward the Soviet Union ... Later, Acheson encouraged President Kennedy to stand firm against the Soviets in the Berlin Wall and Cuban missile crises. He headed a group of elder statesmen who advised President Johnson on the Vietnam War. When Acheson turned against the war, Johnson realized that domestic support for his policy had crumbled."--Jacket. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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