Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Harriman
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W. Averell
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William Averell
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1891-1986
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ハリマン, エベリル
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ハリマン, エベリル
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Biographical History
While attending Groton School and Yale University, he made contacts that led to creation of a banking firm that eventually merged into Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.. He owned parts of various other companies, including Union Pacific Railroad, Merchant Shipping Corporation, and Polaroid Corporation. During the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harriman served in the National Recovery Administration and on the Business Advisory Council before moving into foreign policy roles. After helping to coordinate the Lend-Lease program, Harriman served as the ambassador to the Soviet Union, and attended the major World War II conferences. After the war, he became a prominent advocate of George F. Kennan's policy of containment. He also served as Secretary of Commerce, and coordinated the implementation of the Marshall Plan.
In 1954, Harriman defeated Republican Senator Irving Ives to become the Governor of New York. He served a single term before his defeat by Nelson Rockefeller in the 1958 election. Harriman unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination at the 1952 Democratic National Convention and the 1956 Democratic National Convention. Although Harriman had Truman's backing at the 1956 convention, the Democrats nominated Adlai Stevenson II in both elections.
After his gubernatorial defeat, Harriman became a widely respected foreign policy elder within the Democratic Party. He helped negotiate the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty during President John F. Kennedy's administration, and was deeply involved in the Vietnam War during the Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations. After Johnson left office in 1969, Harriman became affiliated with various organizations, including the Club of Rome and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50057502
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10580543
https://viaf.org/viaf/15242309
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50057502
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50057502
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q345531
https://viaf.org/viaf/194269307
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Antinuclear movement
Arms control
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Diplomatic and consular service, American
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Korean War, 1950-1953
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Idaho--Fremont County
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New York
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Latin America
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Sun Valley
ID, US
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Railroad Ranch (Idaho)
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Germany
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Moscow
48, RU
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Africa
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New York City
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Birth
Yorktown Heights
NY, US
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Death
Alaska
AK, US
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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