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Also Known As Dean Gooderham Acheson
Born April 11, 1893 • Middletown • Connecticut
Died October 12, 1971 (aged 78) • Maryland
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (1970)
Notable Works “Present at the Creation”
Role In Cold War • Korean War • Truman Doctrine

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Secretary of State Dean Acheson, seated at a table holding a gavel, calls a NATO meeting to order, with T.A. Charlton on his left and Paul Van Zeeland in the foreground.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson sits at a table signing the North Atlantic Pact as President Harry Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley stand behind him, with officials observing.
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