Background
Acheson, David Campion was born on November 4, 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Dean G. and Alice (Stanley) Acheson.
(This is a personal memoir of Dean Acheson, written by his...)
This is a personal memoir of Dean Acheson, written by his son, who, in writing the book, wished readers to see the personal side of the statesman. The memoir shows us Dean Acheson at home with his wife, Alice, his friends and children, before and after his tenure as President Truman's Secretary of State. We are taken behind the scenes as he entertains Washington and foreign dignitaries. Acheson's friendships with President Truman, Justice Felix Frankfurter and others are detailed.
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Acheson, David Campion was born on November 4, 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Dean G. and Alice (Stanley) Acheson.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1942; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1948.
With Office General Counsel, Atomic Energy Commission, 1948-1949; with firm, Covington & Burling, Washington, 1950-1961; member firm, Covington & Burling, 1958-1961; United State Attorneys for District of Columbia, 1961-1965; special assistant to secretary treasury, 1965-1967; vice president, senior vice president, general counsel, Communications Satellite Corporation, 1967-1974; partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, 1974-1978; partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia and Washington, 1978-1987. Board directors Dulles Access Rapid Transit Inc.
(This is a personal memoir of Dean Acheson, written by his...)
(This is a personal memoir of Dean Acheson, written by his...)
Member presidential commission on Challenger accident, 1986. President Atlantic Council United States, 1993—1999. Member of Metropolitan Club.
Married Patricia Castles, May 1, 1943 (deceased 2000). Children: Eleanor Dean, David Campion, Peter Wesley.