Word: achesons
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...book-lined study of a Georgetown home, two men who frankly dislike each other sat down for a frank conversation. The host was Secretary of State Dean Acheson. His guest was tart-tongued Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, the Senior Republican Senator after the ailing Arthur Vandenberg, and the man who had vowed to "get Acheson...
...swearing-in trooped some 500 Government officials including Dean Acheson, John Snyder, Jesse Donaldson, Maurice Tobin, Oscar Chapman (the other Cabinet officials were out of town) and Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. There were also so many Army officers and so many others friends & relatives that Louis Johnson had to hold the affair in his big conference room. Did Mr. Pace promise to discharge his duties? rumbled Mr. Vinson. Said capable Frank Pace, in a loud, clear voice: "I do, so help me, God!" And in a short speech he added: "This occasion is only possible because...
...foreigners (including 300 U.S. nationals) from Communist-held Shanghai. Last month the Reds had given a green light for the evacuation, then arbitrarily switched signals at the last minute, leaving the evacuees and their baggage waiting at the Shanghai docks. Last week in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson decided to call it quits: all plans for a sea rescue from Shanghai were off. He would, he said, ask the Communists to let the Americans travel overland to Tientsin or Hong Kong and try to get private shipping facilities from there...
...Dean Acheson pointed out at dinner one night, the visitor's gifts only began with statecraft. Some fifty years ago, said Acheson, the muses had fought to control González' future. In the end, only four remained in the running. One touched his tongue and made him an orator, another touched his head and made him a statesman, a third touched his fingers and made him a musician. "And," said Acheson, "the fourth muse, Terpsichore, touched his feet-and I don't have to tell you what happened." González roared with laughter. After dinner...
After two years of exchanging glares and stares instead of goods, the U.S. and Argentina finally came to a working agreement last week. For both countries the new understanding meant a major change in policy. Said Secretary of State Dean Acheson at his press conference: it is "entirely natural" for the U.S. to be considering a loan to Argentina...