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W. Averell Harriman. Born November 15, 1891 New York, New York Died July 26, 1986 Yorktown Heights, New York. U.S. secretary of commerce, statesman, industrialist. W. Averell Harriman played a key role in many important political events of the twentieth century, including events during the Cold War.
Averell Harriman presented the Harriman Cup to Dick Durrance in 1937 and again in 1940. The Dartmouth skier and Olympian retired it after winning it three times. W. Averell Harriman was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1969.
Jul 27, 1986 · W. Averell Harriman, the durable Democrat who was Governor of New York from 1955 to 1959 and served four Presidents in key diplomatic roles, died early yesterday at Birchgrove, his home in...
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He founded Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York, as well as a candidate for the ...
From 1961 to 1963 he was the U.S. assistant secretary of state for eastern affairs; and from 1968 to 1969 he was the chief U.S. negotiator for the Vietnam peace talks. Governor W. Averell Harriman, who was the author of several books, passed away on July 26, 1986.
W. Averell Harriman Oral History Interview. [ Notices and Restrictions | Interview Transcript | List of Subjects Discussed] Notice. This interview was done for a special research project to study foreign aid during the Truman Administration and is therefore limited in subject and scope.
William Averell Harriman was born in New York City, one of six children of railroad baron Edward Henry Harriman [1848-1909] and his wife Mary Williamson Averell. The elder Harriman had worked his way from a $5 per week job as an office boy to the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, and left a fortune estimated at $70 to $100 million at his death.
