Speaking Frankly By James F. Byrnes 1947 First Edition

Speaking Frankly By James F. Byrnes 1947 First Edition Has a bookplate which reads To the Board of Directors of the Dayton Council on World Affairs with the Compliments of the Chairman Geo. H. Mead dated October 15, 1947 Mr. Byrnes had been on the Supreme Court and was made Secretary of State by FDR. A very interesting look behind the scenes of government workings especially of the Yalta and Paris Peace conferences of World War II. In his memoirs, James F. Byrnes, recalls the difficult negotiations with the Soviet Union on the subject of German reparations during the Potsdam Conference from 17 July 1945 to 2 August 1945. Dust jacket has chipping, open tearing along panel edges, some spine missing, and unattached Great look into our history!!