Plainly plenty of work was waiting to be done. The question was: would the State Department do it? I proposed to have a shot at finding out. (Dean Acheson)

Plainly plenty of work was waiting to be done. The question was: would the State Department do it? I proposed to have a shot at finding out.

Dean Acheson

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