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Forrestal
[ fawr-uh-stl, -stawl, for- ]
noun
- James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
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I observed that Stone and Kuznick include a long-debunked story about anti-communist Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.
From The Daily Beast
His five and a half years in the Hanoi Hilton could have been avoided, had he remained on the Forrestal.
From The Daily Beast
Although Forrestal approved the sentence, it was not accepted by the President.
From Project Gutenberg
Willing to cooperate, Forrestal still wanted to chart his own course.
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It was obvious that Forrestal wanted to avoid publicizing the project.
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Sullivan succeeded James Forrestal as secretary on 18 September 1947.
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Despite this offer of compromise, President Roosevelt directed Forrestal to withhold action on the proposal.
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