Reply #23: That bio was written for scholars [View All]

NO reader reviews for this book at Amazon.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Deftly examines Acheson's influential role as political advisor after the Truman administration.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Acheson was one of those politicians who, though out of power, remained influential in the background. Brinkley (coauthor with Townsend Hoopes of Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal , LJ 4/1/92) provides us with a solid and eminently readable portrait of Acheson's life after his retirement as Harry Truman's secretary of state. Describing Acheson's years in the wilderness during the Eisenhower presidency, he explains how John F. Kennedy's arrival on the scene enabled Acheson to perform the role of elder statesman and presidential adviser to both Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Especially interesting is Acheson's reconciliation with Richard Nixon, a man whom Acheson had bitterly detested while serving as secretary of state. Both men, however, shared a similar realist view of foreign policy, and Nixon sought Acheson's advice on a range of issues. Brinkley's book is important for understanding not only Acheson but also the conduct of American foreign policy between 1953 and 1971. Highly recommended.
- Ed Goedeken, Purdue Univ. Libs., West Lafayette, Ind.

Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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