During his long, distinguished career, Chester L Cooper has served
in the White House, State Department, and CIA, often as a deputy to
such high-profile statesman as John Foster Dulles and Averell
Harriman. He has been near the centre of power during many of the
crises of our nation's recent history. In this engrossing memoir,
he offers an insider's glimpse into the memorable events and
important decisions in which he personally participated - from the
conflict over the Suez Canal in 1956 and the Cuban missile crisis
of 1962 to the difficult peace negotiations of the Viet Nam War,
dealing with Soviet officials during the Reagan years, and today
addressing the problems of global climate change. As one of those
over-stressed civil servants, Cooper has unique, behind-the-scenes
insights into the personalities of many now historic individuals,
including Presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, Robert
Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, Allen Dulles, John Foster
Dulles, Averell Harriman, Anthony Eden, Harold Wilson, Nikita
Khrushchev, and Ho Chi Minh.;Cooper's reflections on the
friendships, animosities, and enduring relationships within the
network of government insiders reveal the human side of
policy-making and offer important lessons for the future course of
international relations.
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