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John Foster Dulles

Feb 25, 1888 - May 24, 1959 (71 years old) in Washington, D.C., United States of America

John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of state under president Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he was briefly a U.S. senator from New York in 1949. Dulles was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, who advocated an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world.

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Hearts and Minds
Self (archive footage)
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Coup 53
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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The Queen and the Coup
Self (archive footage)

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