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... Kennan and of Nitze's staff but apparently did not invite these experts to brief Truman's advisory group or to discuss their alter- native views in depth . Kennan abruptly left the State Department in exaspera- tion at the end of August ...
... Kennan and of Nitze's staff but apparently did not invite these experts to brief Truman's advisory group or to discuss their alter- native views in depth . Kennan abruptly left the State Department in exaspera- tion at the end of August ...
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... Kennan's own seemingly brilliant proposals , some of which he had painstak- ingly developed during the months preceding the group's deliberations : " [ They ] put me personally over the bumps , to drive whole series of clichés and ...
... Kennan's own seemingly brilliant proposals , some of which he had painstak- ingly developed during the months preceding the group's deliberations : " [ They ] put me personally over the bumps , to drive whole series of clichés and ...
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... Kennan's group played a role but characterizes Kennan's report as " more cautious than Clayton's [ memorandum ] , dwelling more on difficulties and dangers " ( p . 231 ) . Jones , who was also an insider , attributes considerably ...
... Kennan's group played a role but characterizes Kennan's report as " more cautious than Clayton's [ memorandum ] , dwelling more on difficulties and dangers " ( p . 231 ) . Jones , who was also an insider , attributes considerably ...
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Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
Copyright | |
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