Tag Secretary of State

War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944

On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…

March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson And The North Atlantic Pact – NATO

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13247″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson – NATO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] This day in 1949 had much to with the ongoing squabble between the the West and the Soviet Union. As the…

Dean Rusk Talks About Vietnam, Moscow And Foreign Policy In 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room

In 1962 Vietnam was hardly on the map as far as our Next Big Excursion was concerned. It was still largely a matter between the South Vietnamese and “rebel forces”, and we were assured the South Vietnamese had a handle…