The CHAIRMAN: JOHN J MCCLOY & THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN ESTABLISHMENT
McCloy began life in Philadelphia, literally on the wrong side of the tracks. He died in 1989, an honored, seemingly ubiquitous elder statesman of the establishment. Along the way he served corporate America as a Wall Street lawyer, guided the World Bank through its early days, and chaired Chase Manhattan Bank at its peak. As an assistant secretary of war during World War II he participated in the decision to intern Japanese Americans. As high commissioner of occupied Germany in the 1950s, McCloy played a major role in the postwar recovery of Europe. Later, he helped John Kennedy negotiate an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis and served on the Warren Commission. Bird's lively account is both the first complete treatment of this remarkable career and a valuable insight into the workings of the American elite. Recommended for all general collections.- James R. Kuhlman, Univ. of Alabama Lib., TuscaloosaCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.