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Harriman, William Averell(W. Averell Harriman)
Born: 1891 AD
Died: 1986 AD, at 95 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Ambassadors, Diplomat
Died: 1986 AD, at 95 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Ambassadors, Diplomat
US businessman, diplomat, and politician
chairman of Union Pacific Railroad Co. 1932-1946
US ambassador to Soviet Union 1943-1946
US ambassador to Britain 1946
Secretary of Commerce 1947-1948
governor of New York 1955-1959
under secretary of state for political affairs 1963-1965
3rd husband of Pamela Harriman 1971
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Spanning the Century: The Life of W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986 by Rudy Abramson (Hardcover - Jul 26, 1992)  |
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The Lost Crusade America in Vietnam by Chester L. Cooper (Paperback - Jul 26, 1972) A most distinguished and important book on the history of United States involvement in Vietnam... |
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Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946 by William Averell Harriman (Hardcover - Oct 26, 1975) |
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The Traitor Trade The documented story of illegal trade in strategic materials with the Communist bloc. by J. Bernard (W. Averell Harriman, Epilogue) Hutton (Hardcover - Jul 26, 1963) |
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America and Russia in a Changing World: A Half Century of Personal Observation by W. Averell Harriman (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1971)  |
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