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Present at the Creation; My Years in the State Department
by Acheson, Dean [Ambassador Edward Perkins]
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- Signed
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 039307448X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393074482
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Very good/near fine. Presentation copy of Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson, inscribed to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Edward J. Perkins.. Octavo, xiv, [4], 798 pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Lacking first edition statement on copyright page, number line starting at 2. Occasional underlining and notes from Ambassador Perkins, yellow post-it notes at various points. In publisher's dust jacket, $15.00 retail price on front flap, touch of toning to spine, a near fine example. Inscribed to Ambassador Edward Perkins while serving as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations by the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.: "For Ambassador Edward J. Perkins and Lucy Perkins, I admire and appreciate you both as you two effectively represent, celebrate and also embody classical American strength and virtues. Your friend, Joseph Verner Reed. Under-Secretary-General United Nations IX-92." Dr. Edward J. Perkins (1928-2020) served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Liberia, South Africa, and Australia throughout his 25-year foreign service career. In 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Perkins to serve as ambassador to South Africa in hopes of fending off a congressional override to his veto of economic sanctions against the country. It was a controversial decision amidst apartheid in South Africa, and many Black leaders urged Perkins to not take the role. Perkins accepted the position and served until 1989, one year before Nelson Mandela was released from prison. He was appointed U.N. Ambassador by George H.W. Bush in 1992, serving for one year. The author of this book, Dean Acheson (1893-1971) served as Secretary of State for President Harry S. Truman. He was instrumental in defining foreign policy for the United States during the Cold War. Acheson's memoir, Present at the Creation, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1970.
Synopsis
The author relates his experiences in the State Department during a period that witnessed World War II, European reconstruction, the Korean War and McCarthyism
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- Title
- Present at the Creation; My Years in the State Department
- Author
- Acheson, Dean [Ambassador Edward Perkins]
- Illustrator
- Presentation copy of Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson, inscribed to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Edward J. Perk
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039307448X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393074482
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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