John Foster Dulles
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Article abstract: As secretary of state from 1953 to 1959, a period marked by major crises in Asia and Europe, Dulles advocated a policy of firmly countering Soviet and Chinese Communist advances; in doing so, he enunciated a diplomatic doctrine that had great influence in the Cold War era.
Early Life
Born in his parents’ home in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 1888, John Foster Dulles was the first son of Allen Macy Dulles, a Presbyterian minister of modest means, and Edith Foster Dulles, who came from a family of prominent business and political...
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