Mr. Secretary

Uses film clips, photographs, and cartoons to trace the changing role of the Secretary of State from Jefferson's appointment in 1789 to the present. Pictures several famous persons who have held the office. Presents a brief account of Seward's purchase of Alaska. Contrasts the personal diplomacy of yester-year with today's complicated chain of command in the treaty-making process.
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Uses film clips, photographs, and cartoons to trace the changing role of the Secretary of State from Jefferson's appointment in 1789 to the present. Pictures several famous persons who have held the office. Presents a brief account of Seward's purchase of Alaska. Contrasts the personal diplomacy of yester-year with today's complicated chain of command in the treaty-making process., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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