Disarming diplomat
Subtitle: the memoirs of Gerard C. Smith, arms control negotiator
By: Gerard C. Smith ; foreword by Henry Owen ; introduction by Kenneth W. Thompson.
Contributors: White Burkett Miller Center.
Series: W. Alton Jones Foundation series on the Presidency and arms control
Publisher: Madison Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Smith, Gerard C.; Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.; Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History.
Description: Disarming Diplomat: The Memoirs of Ambassador Gerard C. Smith, Arms Control Negotiator offers many intimate details of prominent players in arms control negotiation, including Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, Henry Kissinger, and Jimmy Carter. A recipient of the Medal of Freedom for his commitment to arms control, Smith offers important lessons learned from a career in nuclear policy and diplomacy.

With various nations vacillating on nuclear policy, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the role of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War world or interested in the history of the Cold War, nuclear diplomacy, or international relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-244) and index.
"Co-published by arrangement with the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia"--T.p. verso.