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Biographical Note
Title: Ernest W. Lefever papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-2007
Collection Number: 73090
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
182 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes, 1 album box
(75 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, interview summaries, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to pacifism in World War II,
postwar African politics, United Nations intervention in the Congo, nuclear proliferation, American military and police-training
aid to foreign countries, the role of religion in public policy, and activities of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Creator:
Lefever, Ernest W.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Boxes 44, 45 and 72 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1973.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernest W. Lefever papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
1919 Nov. 12 |
Born, York, Pennsylvania |
1945-1948 |
Field Secretary, World Alliance of Young Mens' Christian Associations, United Kingdom and West Germany |
1952-1954 |
International affairs specialist, National Council of Churches |
1956-1957 |
Faculty, Department of Government, University of Maryland |
1957 |
Author,
Ethics and U.S. Foreign Policy
|
1957-1959 |
Research staff, Acting Head, Foreign Affairs Division, Library of Congress |
1959-1960 |
Foreign affairs staff, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey |
1960 |
Author,
Profile of American Politics
|
1960-1961 |
Research Associate, Washington Center for Foreign Policy Research, Johns Hopkins University |
1961-1964 |
Senior Staff, Institute of Defense Analyses, Washington |
1962 |
Editor,
Arms and Arms Control
|
1964-1976 |
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institute |
1965 |
Author,
Crisis in the Congo
|
1967 |
Author,
Uncertain Mandate: Politics of the U.N. Congo Operation
|
1970 |
Author,
Spear and Scepter: Army, Policy and Politics in Tropical Africa
|
1972 |
Author,
Ethics and World Politics
|
1974 |
Author,
TV and National Defense: An Analysis of CBS News
|
1976- |
Founder and President, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C. |
1977 |
Author,
Morality and Foreign Policy
|
1979 |
Author,
Amsterdam to Nairobi: The World Council of Churches and the Third World
Author,
Nuclear Arms in the Third World: U.S. Policy Dilemma
Editor,
Will Capitalism Survive?
|
1980 |
Author,
The CIA and the American Ethic
|
1981 |
Designate, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs |
1982 |
Author,
The Apocalyptic Premise
|
1983 |
Author,
Scholars, Dollars and Public Policy
|
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Peace
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Nuclear weapons
Conscientious objectors -- United States
Pacifism
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Military assistance, American
Police training
Religion and international relations
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997
United States -- Religion
United Nations
Ethics and Public Policy Center (Washington, D.C.) (Location of meeting: Washington, D.C.)