Clark Clifford : the wise man of Washington /
One of the most renowned Washington insiders of the twentieth century, Clark Clifford (1906-1998) was a top advisor to four Democratic presidents. As a powerful corporate attorney, he advised Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. As special counsel to Truman, Clifford h...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2009.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | One of the most renowned Washington insiders of the twentieth century, Clark Clifford (1906-1998) was a top advisor to four Democratic presidents. As a powerful corporate attorney, he advised Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. As special counsel to Truman, Clifford helped to articulate the Truman Doctrine, grant recognition to Israel, create the Marshall Plan, and build the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). After winning the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination, Kennedy asked Clifford to analyze the problems he would face in taking over the executiv. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813173467 0813173469 9780813139258 0813139252 0813125510 9780813125510 0813135303 9780813135304 128323355X 9781283233552 9786613233554 6613233552 |