George Ball

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George Ball was an influential American diplomat and undersecretary of state best known for his early and persistent opposition to escalating U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf American diplomat
government official
human
advised John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
conflict Vietnam War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-12-21
dateOfDeath 1994-05-26
describedIn The Pentagon Papers NERFINISHED
educatedAt Northwestern University
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law NERFINISHED
employer United States Department of State
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international economics
genre political writing
hasRole internal critic of Vietnam War policy
knownFor advocacy of multilateral diplomacy
skepticism about U.S. military intervention abroad
languageSpoken English
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryService United States Army
notableFor internal dissent on Vietnam policy within the Johnson administration
opposition to escalation of U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War
occupation civil servant
diplomat
lawyer
participatedIn policy debates on Vietnam within the Johnson administration
placeOfBirth Des Moines, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Under Secretary of State NERFINISHED
Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs NERFINISHED
United States Ambassador to the United Nations NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
spouse Ruth Murdoch Ball NERFINISHED
stanceOnConflict opposed escalation of U.S. ground forces in Vietnam
workedUnder President John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
President Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
wrote Diplomacy for a Crowded World NERFINISHED
The Discipline of Power NERFINISHED
The Past Has Another Pattern NERFINISHED

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