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Harold Stassen : Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the pursuit of nuclear disarmament /

Harold Stassen garnered accolades as the 'boy wonder' governor of Minnesota. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected, Stassen was named director of the Mutual Security Administration and then became the president's special assistant for disarmament. In this nuanced biography, Lawrence S...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kaplan, Lawrence S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2018]
Series:Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Harold Stassen garnered accolades as the 'boy wonder' governor of Minnesota. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected, Stassen was named director of the Mutual Security Administration and then became the president's special assistant for disarmament. In this nuanced biography, Lawrence S. Kaplan demonstrates that Stassen's role in Eisenhower's White House deserves more analysis than it has as yet received.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813174884
0813174880