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100 1 $aWelles, Benjamin.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97031375
245 10 $aSumner Welles :$bFDR's global strategist : a biography /$cby Benjamin Welles.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c1997.
300 $axii, 437 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [419]-424) and index.
520 $aIn 1915, Sumner Welles, the son of an aristocratic family, began to work for the U.S. State Department, where he quickly showed an aptitude for the delicate job of international negotiation. His early successes in Latin America later brought him to the attention of Franklin Roosevelt, who brought him into his administration as Assistant Secretary of State.
520 8 $aWhile Welles provided FDR with invaluable information about Europe and Japan, his main achievement was the development of U.S. relations with Latin America. His bright career, however, was not to last. In 1940, FDR and his cabinet traveled to the funeral of William Bankhead, Speaker of the House. On the return journey, Welles allegedly propositioned a Pullman car porter, allowing an aspect of his life, heretofore hidden, to emerge.
520 8 $aThe scandal became public and Welles resigned in 1943, thereby ending his career. This first biography of Sumner Welles is candidly written by his son, Benjamin Welles.
600 10 $aWelles, Sumner,$d1892-1961.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002952
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1933-1945.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140096
650 0 $aDiplomats$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102280
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