Andrew J. Goodpaster Jr., 1915-1947: The Making of a Political-Military Officer

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  • Grover, Josiah T.
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History
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  • General Andrew J. Goodpaster served in the US Army for thirty-nine years and participated in many of the most important events of the Cold War, from planning nuclear strategy in the Pentagon to serving as President Eisenhower's national security aide, then as director of the Joint Staff, the assistant commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and finally as the superintendent at West Point. In each of these assignments Goodpaster participated in major Cold War events and the simultaneous development of the American national security state. The emergence of the national security state and the changes in political-military affairs that accompanied it changed both the character and the role of the military profession in the United States in substantial ways. Andrew Goodpaster's career exemplified that change. This thesis examines Goodpaster's early life and career from 1915-1947 to discover the foundations of his later, more prominent career.
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  • October 11, 2010

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