The acclaimed portrait of McGeorge and William Bundy, two brothers who served as architects of American policy during the Cold War and Vietnam--"a darkly dramatic story, told with sensitivity and political passion, of pride, power, privilege, hubris, and idealism" (Ronald Steel, "The Washington Post"). of photos.
The acclaimed portrait of McGeorge and William Bundy, two brothers who served as architects of American policy during the Cold War and Vietnam--"a darkly dramatic story, told with sensitivity and political passion, of pride, power, privilege, hubris, and idealism" (Ronald Steel, "The Washington Post"). of photos.
Kai Bird is the coauthor with Martin J. Sherwin of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which was the inspiration for the film Oppenheimer, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other books include The Chairman: John J. McCloy, the Making of the American Establishment, The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy & William Bundy, Brothers in Arms, and The Outlier. Bird is the winner of the 2024 BIO Award for his contributions to the art and craft of biography. His many other honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the German Marshall Fund, and the Rockefeller Foundation. A contributing editor of The Nation, he lives in Kathmandu, Nepal, with his wife and son.
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Contents Introduction 1 Harvey Hollister Bundy: The Patriarch 2 Groton: A Very Expensive Education 3 Yale: The "Great Blue Mother" 4 The War Years, 1941-1945 5 Stimson's Scribe 6 Portrait of a Young Policy Intellectual, 1948-1953 7 Dean Bundy of Harvard, 1953-1960 8 William Bundy and the CIA, 1951-1960 9 The Kennedy Years 10 The Cuban Missile Crisis 11 Autumn Assassinations 12 LBJ and Vietnam, 1964 13 Vietnam: The Decision, 1965 14 Vietnam Quagmire, 1966-1969 15 The Ford Foundation 16 Vietnam Aftermath Notes Interviews Select Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Contents Introduction 1 Harvey Hollister Bundy: The Patriarch 2 Groton: A Very Expensive Education 3 Yale: The "Great Blue Mother" 4 The War Years, 1941-1945 5 Stimson's Scribe 6 Portrait of a Young Policy Intellectual, 1948-1953 7 Dean Bundy of Harvard, 1953-1960 8 William Bundy and the CIA, 1951-1960 9 The Kennedy Years 10 The Cuban Missile Crisis 11 Autumn Assassinations 12 LBJ and Vietnam, 1964 13 Vietnam: The Decision, 1965 14 Vietnam Quagmire, 1966-1969 15 The Ford Foundation 16 Vietnam Aftermath Notes Interviews Select Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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