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Cars, Energy, Nuclear Diplomacy, and the Law: A Reflective Memoir of Three Generations
Author(s): John Thomas Smith II (Author)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date: 15 Oct. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 260 pages
- ISBN-10: 1442220112
- ISBN-13: 9781442220119
Book Description
This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author’s family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. Smith’s paternal grandfather was present at the creation of General Motors Corporation and served as its Vice President and General Counsel. His maternal grandfather, William G. Maguire, was an entrepreneur and natural gas pipeline pioneer with a visionary grasp of natural gas’s significance in the twentieth century American economy. Smith’s father served as a senior diplomat under five presidents, working to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia and to curtail proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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Review
A thoughtful, often poignant reflection on the lives of three generations of J.T. Smith II’s family, whose careers in the energy sector, the automobile industry, superpower diplomacy, government service, and the law have contributed to the security of the nation and the world.
About the Author
John Thomas Smith II, like his father and grandfather, is a lawyer. His career involved him in some of the signal events of the twentieth century, including the Saturday Night Massacre during “Watergate” and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
