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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They MadeCreated by: PICRYLDated: 1945
Crimean conference Left to right: Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Maj. Gen. L. S. Kuter, Admiral E. J. King, General George C. Marshall, Ambassador Averill Harriman, Admiral William Leahy, and President F. D. Roosevelt. Livadia Palace, Crimea, Russia / / Signal Corps photo.
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made is a 1986 book by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas about a group of U.S. government officials and members of the East Coast Establishment. The book starts with post - World War I period and continues in the immediate post-World War II international development, describing how the group of six men of quite different political affiliations developed the containment policy of dealing with the Communist bloc during the Cold War and crafted institutions such as NATO, the World Bank, and the policies of the Marshall Plan.

Six people who were influential in the development of Cold War:

1. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State under President Harry Truman
2. Charles E. Bohlen, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, the Philippines, and France
3. W. Averell Harriman, Special Envoy for President Franklin Roosevelt
4. George F. Kennan, Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia
5. Robert A. Lovett, Truman's Secretary of Defense
6. John J. McCloy, a War Department official and later U.S. High Commissioner for Germany.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. LOOKING THE PICTURE OF HEALTH, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY RETURNED FROM A SPRING VACATION AT WARM SPRINGS. BESIDES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HARRY HOPKINS WHO ACCOMPANIED THE PRESIDENT ON THE TRIP FROM HIS GEORGIA RETREAT, OTHERS AT UNION STATION WERE SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL HULL AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HENRY MORGENTHAU. LITTLE DIANA HOPKINS, DAUGHTER OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, IS ALSO IN THE PICTURE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. ...

[George Kennan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[George Kennan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Written on verso: Taken in Tomsk, Siberia, August 1885, going eastward. Photo by Matsaevich & Co., Tomsk. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Ken... More

Groton, Mass. 1886. Historic map, Library of Congress

Groton, Mass. 1886. Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 295 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

Panoramic map of Harriman, Tenn. 1892.

Panoramic map of Harriman, Tenn. 1892.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 897 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Harriman, Tenn. 1892 - Print, Library of Congress collection

Harriman, Tenn. 1892 - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Burleigh Lith.

Edward S. Curtis - Sun and clouds / Curtis., Alaska

Edward S. Curtis - Sun and clouds / Curtis., Alaska

View across large body of water, taken on the Harriman Alaska expedition. Copyright by E.H. Harriman. Curtis no. X423. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published as photogravure in: Harriman Alaska Expedition. New ... More

[Two men with guns in foreground, pond and mountain in background, taken during the Harriman Alaska Expedition, 1899]

[Two men with guns in foreground, pond and mountain in background, tak...

Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X35.

[Two men and two women seated in forest in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[Two men and two women seated in forest in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

61513 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X463.

Edward S. Curtis - Seal hunters in canoe at Glacier Bay / Curtis.

Edward S. Curtis - Seal hunters in canoe at Glacier Bay / Curtis.

Two native Alaskan people in boat. 61316 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X225a.

[The expedition vessel, George W. Elder, at dock possibly in Sitka, Alaska, and two small boats loaded with fish in the foreground, 1899] / Curtis.

[The expedition vessel, George W. Elder, at dock possibly in Sitka, Al...

Edward S. Curtis - [Harriman Expedition personnel posed on dock in Alaska]

Edward S. Curtis - [Harriman Expedition personnel posed on dock in Ala...

Photoprint by E.S. Curtis. Copyrighted by E.H. Harriman. No. X407. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; BI (Harriman); Expeditions; Shelf.

[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox village, Alaska, 1899, with Tlinget totem poles in background] / Curtis.

[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox...

Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X448.

[Glaciers, Alaska] / Curtis.

[Glaciers, Alaska] / Curtis.

[A man, possibly Lewis Rutherford Morris, seated in a canoe on a river in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[A man, possibly Lewis Rutherford Morris, seated in a canoe on a river...

61494 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X250.

[D.G. Elliot, A.K. Fisher, and Robert Ridgway in woods bordering Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[D.G. Elliot, A.K. Fisher, and Robert Ridgway in woods bordering India...

[Woman looking through sextant on board the expedition vessel, George W. Elder, with two men and Capt. Peter Doran during Harriman expedition to Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[Woman looking through sextant on board the expedition vessel, George ...

61279 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X417.

[Unidentified old man, seated, writing, at entrance to a log and earth shelter in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[Unidentified old man, seated, writing, at entrance to a log and earth...

61320 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X399.

Edward S. Curtis - Packers / Curtis., Alaska

Edward S. Curtis - Packers / Curtis., Alaska

Group of men standing on board ship, Alaska, 1899. 61334 U.S. Copyright Office. Title transcribed from another copy. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X413.

[Surveyor with theodolite(?) in the mountains of Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[Surveyor with theodolite(?) in the mountains of Alaska, 1899] / Curti...

61328 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X408.

[Two men and one women in forest in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

[Two men and one women in forest in Alaska, 1899] / Curtis.

61512 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. Retouched photo removing second woman from original photograph, see no. X463. No. X463A.

Edward S. Curtis - [Icebergs, bay, and mountain in background, Alaska] / Curtis.

Edward S. Curtis - [Icebergs, bay, and mountain in background, Alaska]...

Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X216.

Mrs. W.K.Vanderbilt, cameo portrait

Mrs. W.K.Vanderbilt, cameo portrait

Photograph shows Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd (1861-1940), the second wife of businessman William Kissam Vanderbilt. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Henry L. Stimson

Henry L. Stimson

Philip J. McCook, Julia Arthur, Mrs. O. Harriman, Gen. Graves, E.F. Albee, Sgt. Woodfill, (and wife), and Adm. Glennon

Philip J. McCook, Julia Arthur, Mrs. O. Harriman, Gen. Graves, E.F. Al...

Attend Soviet party Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Wage-Hour Administrator and Mrs. Elmer Andrews as they arrive to attend the party at Soviet Embassy today which marked the 21st anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution

Attend Soviet party Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Wage-Hour Administrator ...

Dr. R.H. Howe, Harvard coach

Dr. R.H. Howe, Harvard coach

Oliver Harriman family & Junior Naval Scouts

Oliver Harriman family & Junior Naval Scouts

Mrs. J.B. Harriman

Mrs. J.B. Harriman

Job Harriman

Job Harriman

John Harriman and wife

John Harriman and wife

Mrs. Oliver Harriman Jr.

Mrs. Oliver Harriman Jr.

At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, left, Danish Minister, and Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, Norwegian Minister, snapped as they arrived at the Soviet Embassy tonight for the reception tendered by the Charge d'Affaires M. Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Revolution

At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, le...

Mrs. Jos. Harriman, with two children

Mrs. Jos. Harriman, with two children

Princeton and Fordham

Princeton and Fordham

China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Arm-in-arm Dr. Hu Shih, right, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, arrives for the reception at the Soviet Embassy with Dr. W.W. Yen. The reception was given to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Official Washington shunned the reception in droves

China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Ar...

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankfurter, as he checked his hat and coat before attending the annual Gridiron dinner in honor of the president

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankf...

Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO leader, was one of the few American of any recognition who today attended the reception given by the Soviet Charge d'Affaires Dmitri Chuvakhin in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Mr. Lewis was noticeably absent

Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7....

Caroline Ruutz-Ress, Mrs. J.B. Harriman, H.E. Mack

Caroline Ruutz-Ress, Mrs. J.B. Harriman, H.E. Mack

W.A. Harriman

W.A. Harriman

[Hall of Skull and Bones fraternity house, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.]

[Hall of Skull and Bones fraternity house, Yale University, New Haven,...

Leaving conference with Pres. Roosevelt. Left to right: Asst. Secy. of Treasury John W. Hanes, Secy. Morgenthau, & acting Budget Dir. Daniel Bell

Leaving conference with Pres. Roosevelt. Left to right: Asst. Secy. of...

W.A. Harriman

W.A. Harriman

Sen. Joe Robinson, Mrs. Harriman at luncheon. Mrs. Harriman guest of honor

Sen. Joe Robinson, Mrs. Harriman at luncheon. Mrs. Harriman guest of h...

H. Morgenthau and J.B. Payne

H. Morgenthau and J.B. Payne

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Wall Streeter and occassional Administration Advisor opens new monopoly phase. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. W. Averill Harriman, Wall Street Financier and often an advisor to the Administration, together with his partner, J.P. Ripley, spent the morning before the TNEC's newest investigation into banking practices. They are shown here with the Chairman of the Monopoly Committee, Sen. Joseph O'Mahoney. Left to right: Sen. O'Mahoney, Ripley, and Harriman

Wall Streeter and occassional Administration Advisor opens new monopol...

President confers with advisory business council. Washington D.C. Members of the Advisory Business Council operating in cooperation with Secretary of Commerce Roper met with President Roosevelt at the White House today. Matters discussed at the meeting were not made public but It is believed that pending Congressional legislation was one of the topics. In the photograph, left to right: Laverill Harriman, Clay Williams, Gen. R.E. Wood, George Meade, Chairman of the Council; and Delancey Kounyze

President confers with advisory business council. Washington D.C. Memb...

J.E. Harriman Jr.

J.E. Harriman Jr.

R.S. Lovett

R.S. Lovett

Mrs. Oliver Harriman

Mrs. Oliver Harriman

As special presidential committee began public hearings on possible civil service reforms. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. Rep. Robert Ramspeck, chairman of the House Civil Service Committee, was the first witness today as open hearings began before the special presidential committee established to study possible reforms in recruiting governmental legal help. In differing with Justice Felix Frankfurter, a member of the committee, Ramspeck said 'that he did not think the fact that a man graduates from Harvard, Yale, or Columbia or some other school should control his appointment.' In the photograph, left to right: Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter, Rep. Ramspeck, Justice Stanley F. Reed, chairman of the committee, and Attorney General Frank Murphy, also a member of the committee

As special presidential committee began public hearings on possible ci...

Mrs. J. Borden Harriman

Mrs. J. Borden Harriman

E.H. Harriman

E.H. Harriman

Rotarians fete foreign diplomats. Washington, D.C. The International Rotarians today held a luncheon in Washington at the Willard Hotel where they played as host to all the foreign diplomats in Washington D.C. Left to right: Will Maniery of Nashville, Tenn., President of the Rotary International; Ambassador Alexander Troyanovsky of Soviet Russia; Ambassador Fulvio Suvich from Italy; Ambassador Hans Luther from Germany; Rev. Dr. Chas. T. Warner, President of the Washington Rotarians

Rotarians fete foreign diplomats. Washington, D.C. The International R...

R.S. Lovett

R.S. Lovett

Oliver Harriman

Oliver Harriman

New Soviet Ambassador Constantine Alexandrovitch Oumansky & his wife & daughter, Nina Constantina. He was formerly Charge d'Affaires & succeeds Alexander Troyanovsky

New Soviet Ambassador Constantine Alexandrovitch Oumansky & his wife &...

W.A. Harriman

W.A. Harriman

Mrs. Oliver Harriman Jr.

Mrs. Oliver Harriman Jr.

Mrs. Borden Harriman and daughter

Mrs. Borden Harriman and daughter

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Finland's Minister Hjalmar J. Procope, was in a gay mood as he waved to photographers on his arrival at the Soviet Embassy today for the reception in celebration of 22nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. ...

Mrs. J.B. Harriman

Mrs. J.B. Harriman

Mrs. John Harriman

Mrs. John Harriman

Maj. L. Osterrieth, Oliver Harriman, H.S. Thompson

Maj. L. Osterrieth, Oliver Harriman, H.S. Thompson

Borden Harriman

Borden Harriman

Yale College

Yale College

H.L. Stimson

H.L. Stimson

Sgt. Woodfill and wife, E.F. Albee, and Mrs. O. Harriman

Sgt. Woodfill and wife, E.F. Albee, and Mrs. O. Harriman

President's committee for civil service improvements open public hearings. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. The committee which president recently appointed to study possible reforms in recruiting governmental legal help, began open hearings today at the United States Supreme Court Building. This first photograph of the committee shows, left to right, seated: Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter, Associate Justice Stanley F. Reed, chairman, and Attorney General Frank Murphy

President's committee for civil service improvements open public heari...

Big three of U.S. Steel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Interested spectators at today's session of the Monopoly Committee now investigating the $4,000,000[,000?] steel industry were, left to right: Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of the Board, U.S. Steel Corp., Benjamin F. Fairless, President, and William Beye, Vice President

Big three of U.S. Steel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Interested spectato...

Discuss tax revision with president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. President Roosevelt today called a special meeting of the Government's tax experts at the White House. Leaving the meeting Rep. Robert L. Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters that tax revision and proposed farm levies were discussed with the President. Left to right: Daniel Bell, Director of the Budget; Rep. Fred Vinson of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee now studying tax revision; Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury; and Rep. Robert L. Doughton.

Discuss tax revision with president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Preside...

Newsmen dine French Ambassador. Washington, D.C., May 13. French Ambassador Georges Bonnet apparently enjoyed his lunch today at the National Press Club where he was a guest of the members. In a short speech following the luncheon Ambassador Bonnet defended the Franco-Soviet military alliance as a force of peace instead of war

Newsmen dine French Ambassador. Washington, D.C., May 13. French Ambas...

Monopoly Committee begins study of steel industry. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. Leaders of the nation's steel business were on hand at the Capitol today as the National Monopoly Committee began a study of the $4,000,000,000 industry. Here we see, left to right: Senator William H. King, a member of the committee, Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of the Board, U.S. Steel Corporation, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, co-chairman of the committee, Nathan L. Miller, General Counsel for U.S. Steel Corp., and Benjamin F. Fairless, President of U.S. Steel Corp.

Monopoly Committee begins study of steel industry. Washington, D.C., N...

Alexandrovitch Oumansky, new Soviet ambassador

Alexandrovitch Oumansky, new Soviet ambassador

U.S. Steel heads listen to testimony at monopoly committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 6. Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of the Board, U.S. Steel, and Benjamin F. Fairless, president of the corporation, listen to testimony before the National Monopoly Committee today

U.S. Steel heads listen to testimony at monopoly committee. Washington...

Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of U.S. Steel, testifying before Monopoly Committee

Edward R. Stettinius, Chairman of U.S. Steel, testifying before Monopo...

Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter of the United States Supreme Court

Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter of the ...

Mrs. Oliver Harriman & son

Mrs. Oliver Harriman & son

George Kennan

George Kennan

Buffalo bankers before S.E.C. Washington, D.C. Jan. 17. The bankers from Buffalo, New York are shown in a huddle during a recess when they were testifying before the Securities and Exchange today. Left to right: Perry E. Wurst, Executive Vice-President of the Manufactures & Traders Trust Co.; Lewis G. Harriman, Pres. of the M.& T. Trust Co.; and Frank C. Trubee, Jr., President of the Manufactures and Traders Securities Corp.; all of Buffalo, New York

Buffalo bankers before S.E.C. Washington, D.C. Jan. 17. The bankers fr...

Mr. & Mrs. Borden Harriman

Mr. & Mrs. Borden Harriman

Ed R. Stettinius, Monopoly

Ed R. Stettinius, Monopoly

Soviet Delegates, Tokyo: Kuzunef

Soviet Delegates, Tokyo: Kuzunef

W.A. Harriman

W.A. Harriman

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt

Photograph shows Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd (1861-1940), the second wife of businessman William Kissam Vanderbilt. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Chairman of U.S. Steel. Isador Lubin, left, Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Leon Henderson, right, new S.E.C. Commissioner

Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Chairman of U.S. Steel. Isador Lubin, left,...

Members of Supreme Court attend service for late Justice Butler. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Members of the United States Supreme Court, who acted as honorary pall bearers for the late Justice Pierce Butler, are shown leaving St. Matthews Cathedral today where a high requiem mass was sung as a final tribute. Reading in pairs from left to right: Associate Justice James Clark McReynolds, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, Associate Justices Owen J. Roberts, and Harlan Fiske Stone, Associate Justice Stanley F. Reed and Hugo L. Black, retired Justice George Sutherland and Justice Felix Frankfurter, retired Justice Willis Van Devanter and Justice William O. Douglas

Members of Supreme Court attend service for late Justice Butler. Washi...

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt

Photograph shows Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd (1861-1940), the second wife of businessman William Kissam Vanderbilt. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Harriman, Ripley, & Co. owner holds firm never violated banking laws. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Testifying before the Monopoly Committee this morning, W. Averill Harriman, Wall Street Financier, asserted and was corroborated by his partner, J.P. Ripley, that the firm of Harriman, Ripley, & Co. set up in 1934, was not established to side-step the Banking Act of 1933. The act divorced securities business from commerical banking in banking houses. He asserts that the firm was set up to provide for the future of those employees of the National City Co. whose investment and underwriting activities were ended by the Act of 1933. Photo shows Harriman as he was testifying this morning

Harriman, Ripley, & Co. owner holds firm never violated banking laws. ...

Discuss business conditions. Washington, D.C., May 13. Averill Harriman (left), chairman of the President's Business Advisory Council, and Secretary of Commerce Daniel A. Roper snapped just before they went into the metting of the Business Advisory Council today at the Department of Commerce

Discuss business conditions. Washington, D.C., May 13. Averill Harrima...

President of firm under investigation today. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. J.P. Ripley, President of the Harriman, Ripley, & Co. currently under investigation by the Monopoly Committee which today began a study of banking practices

President of firm under investigation today. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12...

Nassau Hall, Princeton University, N.J.

Nassau Hall, Princeton University, N.J.

Yale / Bristow Adams.

Yale / Bristow Adams.

Yale student jumping hurdle. Promotional goal: U.S. K3. 1903. Copyright by the Potomac Press, Washington, D.C.

Dickinson Hall, Princeton University, N.J.

Dickinson Hall, Princeton University, N.J.

Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Acheson and their daughter in the living room of their farm house near Watertown, Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Acheson and their daughter in the living room of the...

original size: 6x8

Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Mass.

Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Mass.

STIMSON, H.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

STIMSON, H.L. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

[Gore Hall, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts]

[Gore Hall, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts]

Photograph shows exterior view of Gore Hall, Harvard University's library, designed by Richard Bond, and built 1837-1841. Title devised by Library staff.

HARRIMAN, BORDEN, MRS. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

HARRIMAN, BORDEN, MRS. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE

Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date span based on active dates of Harris & Ewing, Inc. Portrait series. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information abou... More

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