Book: The Wise Men of Foreign Affairs: The History of the Council on Foreign Relations by Robert D. Schulzinger Columbia University Press N.Y. 1984 Contents: Chapter 1 – Hopes & Realities in the Twenties pg.1 Chapter 2 – The Council Confronts Depression, 1930-1938 pg. 31 Chapter 3 – Preparing for War, 1938 – 1941 pg. 59 Chapter 4 – Planning for Peace, 1942-1945 pg. 81 Chapter 5 – The Experts’ Cold War, 1944-1952 pg. 113 Chapter 6 – Massive Retaliation and Its Critics , 1953-1960 pg. 145 Chapter 7 – Southeast Asia, China and a Strained Alliance, 1953-1968 pg. 165 …showed first 75 words of 546 total…

…showed last 75 words of 546 total…World War. It fits the mold, because the same sort of people belong to the Council as take positions in Washington or with businesses or universities interested in foreign affairs. The Council was founded to provide private foreign affairs information to important figures and offer a platform for diplomats, financiers, academics, reporters, and statesmanlike politicians, it enjoyed its greatest successes from 1920’s to the 1960’s as did the United States in the world at large.