Paul Nitze
Paul Henry Nitze was an American businessman and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Amherst
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityHotchkiss SchoolUniversity of Chicago Laboratory Schools
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Eric M. Warburg Award🏆 Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
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Trending topics shown first"For the past generation, Americans have regretted that in Vietnam, we let the passions of the moment and a lack of healthy skepticism toward presidential claims obscure a clear-headed assessment of ou…"
"Some people say there are two policies in the executive branch … one is mine and the other is the president's, which is marginally so. Some of the things I've said are different from what the presiden…"
"Annotated bibliography for Paul Nitze from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues"
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1907
Born
Birth2004
Died
Death
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