Lincoln Gordon [electronic resource] : Architect of Cold War Foreign Policy /
Smith, Bruce L. R.
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky,
[2015]
After World War II, American statesman and scholar Lincoln Gordon emerged as one of the key players in the reconstruction of Europe. In this biography, Bruce L.R. Smith examines Gordon's substantial contributions to US mobilization during the Second World War, Europe's postwar economic recovery, the security framework for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and US policy in Latin America.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
After World War II, American statesman and scholar Lincoln Gordon emerged as one of the key players in the reconstruction of Europe. In this biography, Bruce L.R. Smith examines Gordon's substantial contributions to US mobilization during the Second World War, Europe's postwar economic recovery, the security framework for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and US policy in Latin America.
Dorothy and Dad -- Secular humanism at Fieldston -- Harvard in three years -- An American at Oxford -- Allison -- Mobilizing for war -- Controlling the atom -- Birth of the Marshall Plan, 1947-1948 -- The Marshall Plan in action, 1949-1950 -- NATO: from treaty to alliance -- London: a respite -- Business school professor, 1955-1960 -- The Alliance for Progress and JFK advisor -- Ambassador to Brazil -- Assistant secretary -- Johns Hopkins President -- What now? -- Elder statesman -- Going gently.
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Gordon, Lincoln.
Johns Hopkins University
Cold War.
Ambassadors
Ambassadors
College teachers
Diplomats