Cars, Energy, Nuclear Diplomacy and the Law (eBook)

A Reflective Memoir of Three Generations

John Thomas Smith II (Autor)

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2012
240 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-2012-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author’s family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. With a paternal grandfather present at the creation of General Motors Corporation, a maternal grandfather who was a natural gas pipeline pioneer, and a father who worked to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia and to curtail proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author's family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. Smith's paternal grandfather was present at the creation of General Motors Corporation and served as its Vice President and General Counsel. His maternal grandfather, William G. Maguire, was an entrepreneur and natural gas pipeline pioneer with a visionary grasp of natural gas's significance in the twentieth century American economy. Smith's father served as a senior diplomat under five presidents, working to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia and to curtail proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Autor

John Thomas Smith II, like his father and grandfather, is a lawyer. His career involved him in some of the signal events of the twentieth century, including the Saturday Night Massacre during “Watergate” and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Inhalt

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: William George MaguireChapter 2: John Thomas SmithChapter 3: More about J.T.Chapter 4: My Father, Gerard C. SmithChapter 5: Life in Washington in the Early 50sReflection–Religion and “Last Things”Chapter 6: State Department—Round OneChapter 7: The 60sChapter 8: J.T.S. II, Yale YearsChapter 9: Romance, Marriage, and Military ServiceReflection—A Digression on “Sex”Chapter 10: G.C.S. and Strategic Arms LimitationsChapter 11: J.T.S. II, Initial Public ServiceReflection—A Digression by a Member of the First NuclearWeapons GenerationChapter 12: J.T.S. II, Six Months of JusticeReflection—A Digression on DrinkingChapter 13: G.C.S. in the 1970sChapter 14: J.T.S. II 1973–1978Reflection—A Digression on Family and FriendsChapter 15: The 1980s—A Fraught DecadeReflection—A Digression on My MotherChapter 16: Two Divorces and Three WeddingsReflection—A Digression on DivorceChapter 17: My Father’s Final YearsReflection—A Digression on ReadingChapter 18: Private PracticeChapter 19: Final Days and ReflectionsEpilogue NotesBibliography Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-2012-0 / 1442220120
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-2012-6 / 9781442220126