Ep 58: Philip Taubman on George Shultz
Jan 24, 2023•45 min
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Episode description
Philip Taubman, lecturer at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation and author of In The Nation's Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz, joins the show to discuss the legacy of American statesmen George P. Shultz.
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• 01:52 Introduction
• 02:14 First encounters with Schultz
• 06:44 An old-fashioned patriot
• 10:10 Secretary of State
• 15:38 Different approaches to defeating Communism
• 20:00 Two sides to Reagan
• 26:44 Hawks
• 31:05 Schultz, Clark, and Dobrynin
• 33:35 Arms control
• 38:24 The end of the Cold War
• 41:55 Tension as a tool
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