Portraits of influence
#10:
John Foster Dulles 1908
Secretary of state for most of President Eisenhower’s tenure during
some of the darkest days of the Cold War, Dulles was a forceful advocate
in support of NATO and against Soviet expansion, which led him to advocate
the nuclear doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD) and to recommend
the coup that restored the shah of Iran to his throne. 
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By
Michael Witte ’66
Who’s who in the illustration: Numbers in parentheses
represent the rankings on the PAW panel’s list.
