On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and its pilot, Francis…
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On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and its pilot, Francis…
The March 2009 edition of Time magazine called it one of the world’s “worst nuclear disasters.” On January 17, 1966, a B-52…
Chas Freeman was U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm and consulted frequently with General Norman Schwarzkopf and others…
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Ambassador Robert S. Strauss is one of the giants of Twentieth Century American politics and diplomacy, whose service dates back…
George Ball was the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He supported…
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