LEADER 04545nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910808344303321 005 20240417035309.0 010 $a0-7914-8854-3 010 $a0-585-48600-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000444275 035 $a(EBL)3407868 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236371 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216528 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236371 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172702 035 $a(PQKB)11054082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407868 035 $a(OCoLC)53977157 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5876 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407868 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10587066 035 $a(DE-B1597)682221 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791488546 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000444275 100 $a20010802d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRescuing the world$b[electronic resource] $ethe life and times of Leo Cherne /$fAndrew F. Smith ; foreword by Henry A. Kissinger 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7914-5379-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index. 327 $a""Rescuing the World""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger""; ""Introduction""; ""A Note on Sources""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Setting the Stage""; ""2. Researching America""; ""3. Rescuing the Postwar World""; ""4. Combusting Spontaneously""; ""5. Uncovering Communists""; ""6. Lobbying for Indochina""; ""7. Confronting Genocide""; ""8. Sculpting the World""; ""9. Ransoming Prisoners""; ""10. Guiding Intelligence""; ""11. The Falling Curtain""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. Setting the Stage""; ""Chapter 2. Researching America"" 327 $a""Chapter 3. Rescuing the Postwar World""""Chapter 4. Combusting Spontaneously""; ""Chapter 5. Uncovering Communists""; ""Chapter 6. Lobbying for Indochina""; ""Chapter 7. Confronting Genocide""; ""Chapter 8. Sculpting the World""; ""Chapter 9. Ransoming Prisoners""; ""Chapter 10. Guiding Intelligence""; ""Chapter 11. The Falling Curtain""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""A. Books by Leo Cherne""; ""B. Selected Professional Publications with Leo Cherne as Author or Co-Author""; ""C. Selected Articles, Chapters, and Reports by Leo Cherne""; ""D. Selected Unpublished Manuscripts by Leo Cherne"" 327 $a""E. Selected Articles about Leo Cherne""""F. Selected Speeches by Leo Cherne""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""; ""Photos"" 330 $aLeo Cherne's life brimmed with paradox and improbability. He was born in the Bronx to a poor, immigrant, Jewish family, and yet rose to the heights of economic and political power in WASP America. A successful entrepreneur and an unofficial advisor to nine presidents, he nevertheless devoted the majority of his time to humanitarian causes, particularly the International Rescue Committee, which he chaired for forty years. From Hungary to Cuba to Cambodia, Cherne traveled across the globe on behalf of political refugees. A consummate networker, he also had the uncanny ability to attract and cultivate talented people before they became prominent, including such figures as John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Patrick Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Tom Dooley, William Casey, John Whitehead, and Henry A. Kissinger. He was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984 by Ronald Reagan, who proclaimed that although never elected to governmental office, Leo Cherne had more influence on American foreign policy than most elected officials. The underlying theme of his life was that one person, without family contacts or wealthy connections, could make a difference worldwide in political and humanitarian affairs. 606 $aHuman services personnel$vBiography 606 $aHuman rights workers$vBiography 606 $aRefugees$xServices for 615 0$aHuman services personnel 615 0$aHuman rights workers 615 0$aRefugees$xServices for. 676 $a362.87/526/092 676 $aB 700 $aSmith$b Andrew F.$f1946-$01103534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808344303321 996 $aRescuing the world$94028558 997 $aUNINA