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Government and administration Background: United States The Cold War and decolonization 1945–현재 Clear all

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James F. Francis Byrnes James F. Byrnes Roosevelt's "assistant president" who, as Secretary of State, designed the Potsdam reparations compromise Diplomacy and international organization · United States state institutions 1882–1972
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman The 33rd president who framed the Cold War with the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan Government and administration · United States state institutions 1884–1972
John J. McCloy John Jay McCloy A pragmatic architect of the postwar U.S. international order Government and administration · United States state institutions 1895–1989
Adlai Ewing Stevenson Adlai Ewing Stevenson Two-time presidential nominee who pressed the Soviet Union over its missiles in Cuba at the UN Security Council Government and administration · United States state institutions 1900–1965
James Webb James Edwin Webb The administrator who organized Apollo Government and administration · United States state institutions 1906–1992
Paul Nitze Paul Nitze A Cold War strategist who moved between nuclear buildup and arms control Government and administration · United States state institutions 1907–2004
Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson A Cold War president caught between reform and war Government and administration · United States state institutions 1908–1973
Richard Milhous Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon The Cold Warrior who opened détente with Moscow and Beijing, then became the only U.S. president to resign Government and administration · United States state institutions 1913–1994
Gerald Ford Gerald Ford The unelected president who steered détente into its final phase Government and administration · United States state institutions 1913–2006
Charles Vanik Charles Vanik The congressman who made emigration a condition of trade Economy, finance and planning · United States state institutions 1913–2007
Robert McNamara Robert McNamara The quantitative defense secretary who led the Vietnam War and helped prevent nuclear war in the Cuban Missile Crisis Government and administration · United States state institutions 1916–2009
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy The youngest U.S. president, who took the world to the brink of nuclear war and back Government and administration · United States state institutions 1917–1963
George H. W. Herbert Walker Bush George H. W. Bush The US president who declared the Cold War over with Gorbachev at Malta, yet whose caution nearly let history slip away Government and administration · United States state institutions 1924–2018
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter The 39th U.S. president whose administration marked both the peak and the end of détente Government and administration · United States state institutions 1924–2024
Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft A cautious strategist at the Cold War's end Government and administration · United States state institutions 1925–2020
Ted Sorensen Ted Sorensen Kennedy's speechwriter whose pen chose 'quarantine' over airstrikes at the nuclear brink Government and administration · United States state institutions 1928–2010