Lovett, Robert A. 1895-1986

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Name (Hebrew)
לווט, רוברט א., 1895-1986
Name (Latin)
Lovett, Robert A. 1895-1986
Date of birth
1895-09-14
Date of death
1986-05-07
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 5728684
Wikidata: Q2063424
Library of congress: n 90660497
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Wikipedia description:

Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American politician who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War. As Under Secretary of State, he handled most of the tasks of the State Department while George C. Marshall was secretary. Lovett was a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men", and was deemed an "architect of the cold war" by social scientist G. William Domhoff, in his 1970 book, The Higher Circles: The Governing Class in America.

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