War or Peace

Dulles, John Foster

Published by New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950

About this Item

Octavo, blue cloth lettered in red; chipped dust jacket. First edition, first printing. A presentation copy, inscribed: "To Phil Jessup, whose wise planning and sound execution provide good hope for lasting peace. With the high regard of John Foster Dulles, March 31, 1950," on the front endpaper. ---- Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and veteran U.S. diplomat, served as a U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly, as well as a member of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. He also served as a U.S. ambassador at large from 1949 until his resignation in 1953. During that time, he was one of the closest advisers of then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson. After Jessup was maligned by Senator Joe McCarthy for purported communist "affinities," Dwight D. Eisenhower heralded Jessup's "devotion to the principles of Americanism." McCarthy's charges kept Jessup from being reappointed to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations in 1951 but President Harry S. Truman made him an alternate delegate the following year. Eisenhower's Secretary of State, Dulles had participated in The Hague Peace Conference and the 1946-49 Assemblies of the United Nations. In "War or Peace," Dulles discussed Jessup's major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. An extraordinary presentation copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-16367615790

Bibliographic Details

Title: War or Peace

Publisher: New York: The Macmillan Company

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)