W. Averell Harriman Quotes


For God's sake, man, when you leave State, you'll be overwhelmed with offers. You'll be rich.


Context

Dean Rusk was not a wealthy man and was concerned that if he accepted the offer to be John F. Kennedy's Secretary of State, the financial sacrifice would be too great:


Citations

W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986, U. S. Ambassador to Russia and to England, New York Governor (Democrat), U.S. Ambassador-at-Large, U. S. Secretary of Commerce, Advice to Dean Rusk, Quoted in Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest, Fawcett, 1969

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W. Averell Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
  • Born: November 15, 1891
  • Died: July 26, 1986
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

William Averell Harriman, better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, as well as a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men".