Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (1970) Winner
Dean Gooderham Acheson
ディーン・グッダーハム・アチソン
Dīn Guddhāhamu Achison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1893-04-11 （Middletown, Connecticut）
- Died
- 1971-10-12 （Sandy Spring, Maryland） age 78
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Residence History
- Middletown, Connecticut → Washington, D.C. → Sandy Spring, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- Politician, Lawyer, Diplomat, Author
- Active Years
- 1915-1971
- Affiliations
- Covington & Burling, United States Department of State
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa
- Influenced By
- Felix Frankfurter, Louis Brandeis
- Influenced
- Henry Kissinger, Harry S. Truman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | Yale College | BA | 1912-1915 | United States |
| Harvard Law School | — | Law | LLB | 1915-1918 | United States |
Yale University
Yale College
Degree:
BA
Period:
1912-1915
Year of Graduation:
1915
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard Law School
Law
Degree:
LLB
Period:
1915-1918
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
United States
Fifth in his class
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pulitzer Prize for History | Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1964 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | — | — | United States Government | Winner |
| 1947 | Medal for Merit | — | — | United States Government | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1970
Work:
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Presidential Medal of Freedom
1964
Organization:
United States Government
Result:
Winner
Medal for Merit
1947
Organization:
United States Government
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
1969 MemoirMemoir of his years in the State Department, detailing the formation of U.S. foreign policy during the early Cold War.
Cold WarForeign PolicyTruman Administration
Bibliography
- A Democrat Looks at His Party
- A Citizen Looks at Congress
- Sketches from Life of Men I Have Known
- Morning and Noon: A Memoir
- Present at the Creation
- The Korean War
- Fragments of My Fleece
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AnalyticalDirectWitty
- Recurring Motifs
- DiplomacyCold WarDemocracy
Health
-
Stroke1971年Cause of death.
Legacy
Key architect of U.S. Cold War foreign policy, instrumental in Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO. Pulitzer Prize winner for his memoir.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Archives
- Yale University Special Collections
In Popular Culture
- Portrayed by Len Cariou in the film Thirteen Days.
- Portrayed by John Dehner in The Missiles of October.
Trivia
- Father was a Canadian-born Episcopal bishop.
- Opposed Prohibition like his father.
- Finished fifth in his class at Harvard Law.