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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101501170643
ISBN-139781501170645
eBay Product ID (ePID)237619616
Product Key Features
Book TitleChairman : John J. Mccloy and the Making of the American Establishment
Number of Pages800 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPolitical Process / General, United States / 20th Century, Political
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorKai Bird
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight35.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisAgainst the backgrounds of World War II, the Cold War, the construction of Pax Americana, the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, and Vietnam, Bird shows us McCloy's astonishing rise from self-described "chore boy" to "chairman of the Establishment." His powerful circle shaped the postwar globe. But McCloy stood out among them as a towering figure of achievement: as a Wall Street lawyer who earned the confidence of captains of industry and presidents; as Henry Stimson's right-hand man at the War Department; as president of the World Bank and chairman of the Chase financial empire; and as presidential adviser. Bird captures every facet of this self-made man. We see McCloy's commercial acumen as the most in-demand lawyer of Wall Street; his dictatorial will as high commissioner of occupied Germany; and his stoic loyalty as adviser to Presidents FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Ford, and Reagan. Bird brilliantly explores how McCloy came to epitomize the American Establishment and the values of a generation that led the United States through bitter war and unparalleled prosperity.
