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Forrestal married the former Josephine Stovall (née Ogden), a Vogue writer, in 1926. She eventually developed a dependence on alcohol and suffered various mental health issues. [5] Wall Street financier. Forrestal went to work as a bond salesman for William A. Read and Company (later renamed Dillon, Read & Co.) in 1916.
James Vicent Forrestal (Matteawan, 15 de febrero de 1892 - Condado de Montgomery, 22 de mayo de 1949) fue el último secretario de la Marina de los Estados Unidos (1944-1947; con rango de miembro de gabinete) y el primer secretario de Defensa de los Estados Unidos (1947-1949).
19 de abr. de 1992 · Forrestal-peculiarly bereft of a personal life, insecure among a WASP elite, continually in harness from 1940 to 1949, hounded near the end by the vituperative journalist Drew Pearson-broke...
After the war, as the nation’s first secretary of defense, he played a major role in shaping the anti-Communist consensus that sustained the U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War. Despite his many achievements, Forrestal’s life ended in tragedy with his suicide in 1949.
27 de may. de 2013 · Someone, either James Forrestal, or an anonymous aide serving under him, had the humanity to think about the hundreds of thousands of sailors who were going to have to adjust to civilian...
James Forrestal’s enduring legacy is deeply intertwined with two monumental achievements in American military history. As the first Secretary of Defense, he unified and streamlined the military, a visionary move that reshaped the military structure.
1 de sept. de 1992 · There is a hint that Harriman's career was somehow driven by the ghost of his powerful father, E.H. Harriman; Brinkley and Hoopes speculate that Forrestal spent his life running away from his humble origins, including Catholicism, a lifelong flight that ended in suicide.
