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NSC (National Security Council)
NSC (National Security Council) ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT Established by the National Security Act of 1947, the National Security Council (NSC) was intended to serve as the principal advisory board for the president of the United States on matters of national security and foreign... Read more |
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DCi
DCI (Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT The director of Central Intelligence (DCI) is the head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), principal intelligence advisor to the president, and leader of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The ... Read more |
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Operation Mongoose
Operation Mongoose ¦ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER In November 1961, following the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, President John F. Kennedy and his advisors launched Operation Mongoose, a covert operation intended to disrupt Cuban government and economic infrastructure. The... Read more |
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins, Harry (1890–1946), social worker, New Deal relief administrator, and key advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Harry Hopkins had a distinguished early career with various New York City social‐work agencies. In the Depression year 1931,... Read more |
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Bernadette Peters
Peters, Bernadette 1948–PERSONALOriginal name, Bernadette Lazzara; born February 28, 1948, in Ozone Park, NY; daughter of Peter (a baker and truck driver) and Marguerite (a homemaker; maiden name, Maltese) Lazzara; married Michael Wittenberg (an investment advisor), July 20, 1996 (died, September... Read more |
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Shibasaburo Kitasato
Kitasato, Shibasaburo (b. Oguni, Kumamoto, Japan, 20 December 1852; d. Nakanojo, Gumma, Japan, 13 June 1931) bacteriology. Kitasato, one of the foremost Japanese bacteriologists, was born sixteen years before the Meiji Restoration in a country village in the mountains of Kumamoto prefecture. He... Read more |
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Merchant Marine Act of 1920
Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Michael McClintock The President of the United States has just been briefed by the national security advisor on a critical situation developing overseas. A close ally of the United States has come under attack from a hostile nation, and the president has decided to... Read more |
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Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor Pianist, composer, arranger, writer, educator Played in New York Jazz Clubs Formed the Billy Taylor Trio Jazz Spokesperson Hosted Popular Jazz Radio Show Selected writings Selected compositions Selected discography Sources Billy Taylor is one of the foremost disseminators of jazz music... Read more |
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United States. Council on Environmental Quality
Council on Environmental Quality Until it was abolished by the Clinton Administration in 1993, the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was the White House Office that advised the President and coordinated executive branch policy on the environment . CEQ was established by the... Read more |
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Attorney General
ATTORNEY GENERAL The chief law enforcement officer of the United States or of a state government, typically serving in an executive branch position. The individual represents the government in litigation and serves as the principal advisor to government officials and agencies in legal matters.... Read more |
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