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Dean Gooderham Acheson ( / ˈætʃɪsən / ATCH-iss-ən; [ 1] April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953.
Dean Acheson was the U.S. secretary of state (1949–53) and adviser to four presidents. He became the principal creator of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period following World War II; he helped to create the Western alliance in opposition to the Soviet Union and other communist nations.
Dec 16, 2009 · Dean Acheson was an American statesman who shaped international policy after World War II with his contributions to the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
Dean Gooderham Acheson served as Secretary of State from January 21, 1949, through January 20, 1953, and exerted significant influence on U.S. foreign policy during his tenure.
Dean Gooderham Acheson served as Secretary of State under President Truman from 1949-1953. Noting his enormous influence, historian Randall Woods described Acheson as “a primary architect” of the Cold War.
Oct 15, 2006 · Dean Acheson emerges from Robert L. Beisner’s book as the greatest secretary of state of the postwar period in the sweep of his design and his ability to implement it.
In his twelve-year career with the U.S. State Department, including four years as secretary of state under President Harry S. Truman (1884–1973; see entry), Dean Acheson became one of the most influential individuals in the entire history of American foreign relations.
Sep 14, 1998 · Nothing could be farther from the truth, and no one knew better than Dean Acheson how bloody the battles were. As the principal shaper of American foreign policy in those years, he was attacked...
Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer; as United States Secretary of State in the Truman Administration during 1949-1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy for the Cold War.
During the Eisenhower presidency, Acheson became a vocal critic of the administration's reliance on nuclear weapons. He later served as an advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, and in 1968 advised Johnson to de-escalate the war in Vietnam. Dean Acheson died in 1971.