Lewis L. Strauss

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United States Navy officer businessperson diplomat government official human naval officer politician

Lewis L. Strauss was an American businessman, naval officer, and influential government official best known for his controversial leadership of U.S. nuclear policy during the early Cold War, including his role in the development of the hydrogen bomb and the revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance.

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Lewis Strauss ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer → businessperson → diplomat → government official → human → naval officer → politician →
appointedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower → Harry S. Truman →
awardReceived	Medal for Merit → Navy Distinguished Service Medal →
causeOfDeath	lymphoma →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1896-01-31 →
dateOfDeath	1974-01-21 →
educatedAt	University of Virginia →
employer	Kuhn, Loeb & Co. →
endTime	1958-06-30 →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Strauss →
givenName	Lewis →
knownFor	advocacy for development of the hydrogen bomb → leadership of U.S. nuclear policy during the early Cold War → opposition to atmospheric nuclear test bans in the 1950s → role in the revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance →
memberOf	United States Atomic Energy Commission →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
name	Lewis L. Strauss →
nominatedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
notableEvent	Oppenheimer security clearance hearing →
notableWork	participation in the decision to pursue the thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb →
occupation	investment banker →
officeHeld	Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission 1953–1958 → United States Secretary of Commerce 1958–1959 →
placeOfBirth	Charleston, West Virginia →
placeOfDeath	Brandy Station, Virginia →
politicalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
positionHeld	Acting United States Secretary of Commerce → Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission → Commissioner of the United States Atomic Energy Commission → Special Assistant to the President → United States Secretary of Commerce →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Brandy Station, Virginia →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Alice Hanthorn →
startTime	1953-07-02 →
workLocation	Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Atomic Energy Commission →	chairperson
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program ("Lewis Strauss") →	keyFigure
Lewis L. Strauss →	name
AEC →	notableChair