Word: arthur
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...gently, or to report the disagreement to his civilian boss, Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson. "What do you think, Raddy?" Wilson will then invariably ask. Invariably, Radford will produce a written reply, saying, "Here are a few thoughts of my own." And, more often than not, what Arthur Radford thinks will be accepted as the best-reasoned military opinion...
...Pink-Cheeked Apollo." In a sense Chicago-born Arthur Radford was bigger than his immediate job even when, as a Navy-struck youngster at an Annapolis prep school, he used to cut morning classes, rent a boat and head across the Severn to watch such naval-aviation pioneers as Jack Towers and Albert C. Read in their weird helmets and goggles, maneuvering Curtiss pushers through the bright Maryland sky. At the Naval Academy Arthur did well in the famous class of 1916 that produced more than 40 admirals and made such a hit at Academy hops that his class Lucky...
Unexcelled Understanding. That the U.S. has been able to muster up and manage such a huge and sustained military power, and thereby give weight to U.S. diplomacy, is due largely to the happenstance at the right place and the right time of Arthur Radford and his brood of new leaders, battle-tested and thoroughly professional. Their thoughts range freely across the complexities of foreign aid to Iran, say, or the possibilities of interplanetary junketing, just as they keep pace with the fantasies and the donkey work of their jobs. Admiral Radford, a rugged (6 ft. 163 lbs.) man with sharp...
...ruthless man, "Great Stone Face," "owner of the coldest blue eyes in the Pacific," etc. In fact, Radford is a warm man whose disciplined emotions, mastery of his job and unfailing consideration for others have earned him a warm regard. In a subtler sense, the regard paid to Arthur Radford further symbolizes a new military appreciation in this new military age for the quiet man in the big picture who sits and thinks and thereby saves lives and deters wars. Once Arthur Radford was one of the hottest pilots in the Navy, leading an aerial stunt team called the High...
...World and got the American Experiment on the way. "There is a rank due to the United States among nations," said Washington, "which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be ready to repel it." Then Arthur Radford, the quiet admiral, adds the postscript that is his life: "The more our country sweats in peace, the less it will bleed...