Speaking Frankly, 1947 Secretary of State James F. Byrnes 1st Edition Hardcover

Speaking Frankly, 1947 Secretary of State James F. Byrnes 1st Edition Hardcover Title: Speaking Frankly Author: James F. Byrnes 1947, Hardcover, No Dust Jacket Good condition, one separation of book binding as shown in photographs, light bend wear to spine/head. In his memoirs, James F. Byrnes, former 49th US Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman and held Director positions with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, recalls the difficult negotiations with the Soviet Union on the subject of German reparations during the Potsdam Conference from 17 July 1945 to 2 August 1945. Synopsis: "Author, Byrnes, was Secretary of State, Director of War and Mobilization and Office of Economic Stabilization as well as Associate Supreme Court Judge under Harry S. Truman or FDR, respectively. This book details a look behind the scenes of government workings, especially of the Yalta and Paris Peace conferences of World War II, as author, more than any one man, shaped and directed American foreign policy during that critical time of the two years after V-E Day" Photos are of actual book being sold. Ship same/next day, new items added frequently! Items packaged with care! Literature, Government, War, President, War, Truman, FDR, World War II, Soviet Union, Diagrams, Illustrations, Paris Peace Conference, Politics, First Edition, Yalta Conference, V E Day, Drama, History, United States, Maps