John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

Times Man of the Year 1954

Priscilla Manrique

April 8, 2006

Communications Applications

Period 6

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster_Dulles

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAdulles.htm

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1865.html

John Foster Dulles

"The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost." John Foster Dulles was a religious man of peace who thought it is the most necessary to get to the final boundary before entering the world of war. He believed that if one is too scared to try or even get close is considered lost. He was a well known and a very dependable man of politics. His policies were driven towards peace. He was admired from people all around the world and was selected to be the time magazines man of the year in 1954.

John Foster Dulles was born February 25, 1888 in Washington and died May 24, 1959 due to cancer. He was sent to public school in New York City and he later attended Princeton University and George Washington University. Dulles joined the New York City law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell where he specialized in international law. Both his grandfathers served as secretary of state and both his father and brother were ministers. With two types of influences growing up Dulles remained religious but took part heavily in politics. He tried to join the U.S army in WWI, but he was however refused to join because of his poor vision. Instead he was given an army commission as captain in the War Industry's Board. During the presidential election in 1944, Dulles served as Thomas E. Dewey's foreign policy