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4 days ago · William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat.
Jul 4, 2024 · Speeches and statements by Harriman including original and corrected drafts as well as final reading versions, published editions, and circulation copies. Accompanying the texts are correspondence and related matter.
3 days ago · The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. Produced in 1973 at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £13,700,000 in 2023), it was the most expensive factual series ever made at the time. [1] .
4 days ago · Sound recording of a meeting held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Special Assistant to the President Carl Kaysen.
2 days ago · He defeated New York Governor W. Averell Harriman and several other candidates on the first presidential ballot of the 1956 Democratic National Convention. Stevenson called for a significant increase in government spending on social programs and a decrease in military spending.
Jul 18, 2024 · Harriman used the railroad as a holding company for the securities of other transportation companies in his empire. His son, W. Averell Harriman, was chairman of the board of Union Pacific from 1932 to 1946.
Jul 11, 2024 · While George B. Cortelyou was the first Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor, William Redfield was the first Secretary of Commerce. Other secretaries include W. Averell Harriman, Malcolm Baldrige, and Juanita Kreps the first female to serve as Secretary.
