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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Missouri Pr
Publication date
December 1, 2003
Pages
560
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780826215031
ISBN-10
0826215033
Dimensions
2 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
2.30 lbs.
Original list price
$45.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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Stuart Symington is the first full-length biography of one of Missouriâs most influential and effective twentieth-century political leaders. It tells the story of a remarkable man whose adult life was spent at or near the center of power in America, a man who was talented and ambitious, yet maintained a realistic touch that enabled him to connect with ordinary people.
Symington was the first secretary of the air force and a four-term senator from Missouri. Prior to his long governmental career, he was a successful businessman in New York and St. Louis, developing a national reputation as a genius who could convert failing businesses to profitability. His most notable success was with Emerson Electric Company of St. Louis, which during World War II he turned into a large manufacturer of movable gun turrets for bombers.
Known as âHarry Trumanâs Trouble Shooter,â Symington was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for six major presidential appointmentsâa record. As assistant secretary of war for air, he represented the War Department in negotiations leading to the National Security Act of 1947, which unified the armed services into a single national military establishment under the secretary of defense. During his tenure as secretary of the air force, he steered that organization through a series of crises, including racial integration, as it developed into an independent entity within the Defense Department. Among his other administrative positions, he served as surplus property administrator, breaking up the aluminum monopoly; director of the National Security Resources Board, where he helped develop mobilization strategy for the Korean War; and director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, where he reformed a badly managed operation.
Highlights of his long Senate career include his confrontation with Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954; his conflict with President Eisenhower over the defense budget; his long, agonizing struggle over Vietnam as he changed from a leading hawk to a leading dove; and his role in uncovering information leading to congressional articles of impeachment against President Nixon. He was a serious candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1960, and for a time appeared to be Kennedyâs choice for vice president.
Well written and exhaustively researched, Stuart Symington: A Life provides a comprehensive portrait of Symington and his exceptional career, shedding new light on presidential administrations from Truman to Nixon, the Department of Defense, the Korean War, and Vietnam. The book also contributes to an understanding of the U. S. Senate, the political history of Missouri, and the relationship between business and government during and immediately after World War II.
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9780826215031 | details & prices | 560 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.30 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Stuart Symington is the first full-length biography of one of Missouriâs most influential and effective twentieth-century political leaders.
About: Stuart Symington is the first full-length biography of one of Missouriâs most influential and effective twentieth-century political leaders.
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