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Wise Men of Foreign Affairs: The History of the Council on Foreign Relations
342 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1984
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May 7, 2023
"The Wise Men of Foreign Affairs" is a book by Robert Schulzinger that tells the story of six American diplomats who played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. The "Wise Men" referred to in the book are Averell Harriman, Dean Acheson, George Kennan, Robert Lovett, John McCloy, and Charles Bohlen.
Schulzinger's book explores how these six men, who were all born in the early 1900s and attended prestigious universities, came to occupy positions of power in the U.S. government and played important roles in shaping U.S. foreign policy from the end of World War II to the early 1970s. The book focuses on the interplay between these men, as they worked together to shape American foreign policy in the early years of the Cold War, during the Korean War, and in the lead-up to the Vietnam War.
Schulzinger draws on a wide range of sources, including personal interviews, government archives, and private papers, to create a compelling portrait of these six men and the impact they had on American foreign policy. The book is considered a classic in the field of diplomatic history and is often used in college courses on U.S. foreign policy.
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