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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Conservatism in politics never held a man back in the American Legion. And in the Legion, Louis Johnson reached the top in 1932, taking over in the unsettled era after the bonus march on Washington...
...year-old Ralph Bunche did not mention his most compelling reason. As an Assistant Secretary of State he would be one of the top Government officials in Washington. But as a Negro, he would be barred from most restaurants, hotels and clubs in Washington. Bunche had gotten his fill of Washington before (as a specialist in OSS and in a State Department desk job). While other officials of his rank lived in the more convenient Northwest section of the city, he built a home in the Southeast quarter. Around the corner from him was a public school...
Victor Reuther decided to skip a special union conference in downtown Detroit and spend a quiet evening at home. The kids were sent up to bed as usual after dinner. A couple of friends dropped in to chat a while. After they left, Vic Reuther, a top policy strategist in the mighty C.I.O. United Auto Workers, picked up a morning paper and sat down in a straight-backed wooden chair to read. His wife Sophie lounged comfortably on a sofa a few feet away...
...Government reorganization, President Truman last week created posts for four new Assistant Secretaries of State (one of which was offered to Bunche), giving the department eight in all, and two new posts labeled Deputy Under Secretary. Biggest switch of all was the 'appointment of George F. Kennan, top U.S. policy planner on Russian affairs, to the key post of State Department counselor, replacing Charles E. ("Chip") Bohlen, who is now No. 2 man in the Paris embassy...
...Andrei Vishinsky was all unaccustomed smiles, good humor and friendliness during the first three days of the Big Four meeting in Paris. The mood carried over into the working week's one big social interlude-a state dinner given by French President Vincent Auriol for 40 top delegates and their wives. A military quartet played Debussy. Everybody wore evening clothes except Vishinsky, who showed up in a dark blue lounge suit. One of his aides apologized: "We worked so hard up to the last minute, the Minister had time only to change his shirt. We are always working...