Dean Acheson
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Dean Acheson has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Sep 2025).
Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was in private law practice from July 1947 to December 1948.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Role | Secretary of State |
| Affiliation | U.S. Department of State |
| Field | Politics, Diplomacy |
| Active | 1893-1971 |
Who talks about Dean Acheson on podcasts?
Dean Acheson came up; the most recent mention was Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is Dean Acheson mentioned alongside?
Dean Acheson is most often mentioned alongside FBI, Harvard Law School and Germany.
Mentioned together: FBI, Harvard Law School, Germany, Project 2025, Republican Party, The Nation, UCLA, Silicon Valley, South Carolina, Adolf Hitler