I think, like many others, I realized that only the massive introduction of American support in one form or another, could possibly bring about a rehabilitation of the economies of those countries within a reasonable time.
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I thought that in general we in the United States were too optimistic in believing that the Soviets might alter what had been for a long time, as a matter of fact for centuries, fundamental Russian policies in respect to the rest of the world.
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| Birth: | 12th February, 1898 |
| Death: | 5th December, 1977 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was an American diplomat. He was the only American to serve as Ambassador to France, the Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1920. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. He wrote a book of biographical essays on the American presidents originally published as Seven Pillars of the Republic.
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