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George Wildman Ball (1909 - 1994) was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up in Evanston, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University. He was the U.S. Undersecretary of State in the administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He is best known as the voice against the Vietnam War during the escalation in the 1960s. Ball also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from June 26 to September 25, 1968. During the Jimmy Carter Administration, George Ball helped draft American policy proposals in the Persian Gulf. He was buried in Princeton Cemetery. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
This article is about the state capital of Iowa. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ...
Incorporated City in 1872. ...
Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 â November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 â January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963â1969). ...
Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US wounded...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...
United States Ambasadors to the United Nations, full title, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations (also known as the...
June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ...
September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
For the submarine, see USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). ...
Map of the Persian Gulf. ...
Princeton Cemetery is located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...
Further reading
- Ball, George W. (1983). The Past Has Another Pattern: Memoirs, W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393301427.
- Dileo, David L. (1991). George Ball, Vietnam, and the Rethinking of Containment, University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807842974.
See also The Best and the Brightest (1972) is an account by journalist David Halberstam on the origins of the Vietnam War. ...
External link - Photo: George Ball
- Cold War International History Project's Cold War Files
- Bio at Northwestern University
- Bio at Montgomery Endowment
- cumulative index and citations on George Ball, NameBase
- Profile: George Ball, The Center for Cooperative Research
- Memorandum for the President from George Ball, "A Compromise Solution in South Vietnam"
- Memo from George Ball to McNamara
- Personal papers at National Archives Records
- George W. Ball. How to save Israel in spite of herself, Foreign Affairs, The Council on Foreign Relations, April 1977.
- George W. Ball. The Coming Crisis in Israeli-American Relations, Foreign Affairs, The Council on Foreign Relations, Winter 1979.
- George W. Ball. The conduct of American foreign policy, Foreign Affairs, The Council on Foreign Relations, 1980.
- James A. Bill. George Ball: Behind the Scenes in U.S. Foreign Policy
- Robert Dallek. George Ball: Behind the Scenes in U.S. Foreign Policy, The Washington Monthly, July 1997.
- Richard Curtiss. George Ball's Middle East views were muffled by U.S. media, Washington Report On Middle East Affairs, July 1994.
- William Engdahl. George Ball's role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Payvand News, March 10, 2006.
- Book review of biography on George Ball
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