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Author Kaplan, Lawrence S., author.

Title Harold Stassen : Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the pursuit of nuclear disarmament / Lawrence S. Kaplan.

Publication Info. Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace
Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The preparatory years, 1938-1945 -- Toward the 1948 debacle -- The Eisenhower solution, 1948-1952 -- The Mutual Security Agency and Foreign Operations Administration, 1953-1955 -- Special Assistant for Disarmament, 1955-1958 -- The illusion of progress, 1956 -- 1957 "Stassen's gaffe" -- The long anticlimax, June 1957-February 1958 -- Conclusions and reflections.
"Harold Stassen (1907-2001) garnered accolades as the thirty-one-year-old "boy wonder" governor of Minnesota and quickly assumed a national role as aide to Admiral William Halsey Jr. during World War II. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected in 1952, Stassen was named director of the Mutual Security Administration and then became the president's special assistant for disarmament. In this position, Stassen had the power to profoundly shape the country's foreign policy and became influential in early Cold War policy discussions about the limits and uses of conventional and nuclear weapons. In this nuanced biography, Lawrence S. Kaplan demonstrates that Stassen's role in Eisenhower's White House deserves more analysis than it has received from scholars. Stassen came to Washington advocating the total elimination of nuclear weapons, but he quickly came to recognize that this would not happen. He refocused his efforts, working for greater international transparency and communication. The liberal internationalism that Stassen espoused became embedded in Cold War policy for decades, and he consistently provided a voice for peace in an increasingly hawkish national security establishment. Stassen, in many ways, was his own worst enemy; his ambition and ego undermined his efforts and clouded his vision. His feuds with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles were legendary, and while Dulles often prevailed in the meeting room, Stassen's vision of nuclear restraint was one that Eisenhower shared. Kaplan's study provides a new perspective on nuclear disarmament during a critical period in US history and sheds light on Eisenhower's approach to international relations." -- Provided by publisher.
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.
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Subject Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001.
Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
Statesmen.
United States.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Nuclear disarmament -- United States -- History.
Nuclear disarmament.
History.
Cold War -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1945-1989
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Biographies.
Added Title Harold Stassen, Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the pursuit of nuclear disarmament
Other Form: Print version: Kaplan, Lawrence S. Harold Stassen. Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2018] 9780813174860 (DLC) 2017042890 (OCoLC)1001457114
ISBN 9780813174884 (electronic book)
0813174880 (electronic book)
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