Dean Acheson

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American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971)

United States PoliticiansLived 1893 to 1971 · aged 78

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Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War.

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Acheson sworn into office as Secretary of State, by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, (January 21, 1949)

Acheson (fifth from right) as Secretary of State at a meeting of the Truman cabinet, August 25, 1950; President Truman is fourth from right

The gravesite of Dean Acheson in Oak Hill Cemetery

Awards 4

1970Pulitzer Prize for History

1964Presidential Medal of Freedom

1947Medal for Merit

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

In their orbit 4

SpouseAlice Acheson

FatherEdward Campion Acheson

MotherEleanor Gertrude Acheson

ChildDavid Campion Acheson

Connected to Dean 6

Al JolsonAlso won Medal for Merit

Frederick Jackson TurnerAlso won Pulitzer Prize for History

George F. KennanAlso won Pulitzer Prize for History

James ForrestalAlso won Medal for Merit

Eddie RickenbackerAlso won Medal for Merit

Doris Kearns GoodwinAlso won Pulitzer Prize for History

About this person

Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was in private law practice from July 1947 to December 1948.

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United States