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Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced / ˈ æ tʃ ɪ s ən / ATCH-iss-ən; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman 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.
Apr 7, 2024 · 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 · Statesman Dean Acheson (1893-1971) helped define American Cold War policy following World War II. A graduate of Yale University, Acheson joined President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration...
Dean Acheson – Architect of the Cold War. 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. A lifelong Democrat, he began his career in public service as a law clerk for Supreme Court ...
Introduction. 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, 51st Secretary of State.
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 from every conceivable direction.
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.
