Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 260
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-2011-9 • Hardback • October 2012 • $35.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4422-2012-6 • eBook • August 2012 • $16.99 • (£12.99)
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.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: William George Maguire
Chapter 2: John Thomas Smith
Chapter 3: More about J.T.
Chapter 4: My Father, Gerard C. Smith
Chapter 5: Life in Washington in the Early 50s
Reflection–Religion and “Last Things”
Chapter 6: State Department—Round One
Chapter 7: The 60s
Chapter 8: J.T.S. II, Yale Years
Chapter 9: Romance, Marriage, and Military Service
Reflection—A Digression on “Sex”
Chapter 10: G.C.S. and Strategic Arms Limitations
Chapter 11: J.T.S. II, Initial Public Service
Reflection—A Digression by a Member of the First Nuclear
Weapons Generation
Chapter 12: J.T.S. II, Six Months of Justice
Reflection—A Digression on Drinking
Chapter 13: G.C.S. in the 1970s
Chapter 14: J.T.S. II 1973–1978
Reflection—A Digression on Family and Friends
Chapter 15: The 1980s—A Fraught Decade
Reflection—A Digression on My Mother
Chapter 16: Two Divorces and Three Weddings
Reflection—A Digression on Divorce
Chapter 17: My Father’s Final Years
Reflection—A Digression on Reading
Chapter 18: Private Practice
Chapter 19: Final Days and Reflections
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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.
— Strobe Talbott, president, The Brookings Institution