Giant from Georgia

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This biography concentrates on the numerous legislative and diplomatic achievements of U.S. Senator Walter F. George (fl. 1922-1957) the son of a tenant farmer who rose to become one of the most powerful men in the United States. His successes as a legislator (agricultural legislation vocational education the Bricker Amendment) and later in his role as a major authority on foreign policy made him a leader in the Senate. In the international field he was responsible for the passage of Lend-Lease was a major player in the formation of NATO and played a definitive role in the 1955 Summit meeting between American and Soviet leaders. A major force in shaping American foreign policy during the first Eisenhower administration George breakfasted with Sec. of State John Foster Dulles to determine Americas actions on the world stage. Probably his greatest accomplishment was the Senates passage of the Formosa Agreement which blunted the advance of communist aggression in Southeast Asia.