Cars, Energy, Nuclear Diplomacy and the Law - by John Thomas Smith (Hardcover)

About the Book

This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author's family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. With a paternal grandfather present at the creation of General Motors Corporation, a maternal grandf...

Book Synopsis

This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author's family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. With a paternal grandfather present at the creation of General Motors Corporation, a maternal grandfather who was a natural gas pipeline pioneer, and a father who worked to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia and to curtail proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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A thoughtful, often poignant reflection on the lives of three generations of J.T. Smith II's family, whose careers in the energy sector, the automobile industry, superpower diplomacy, government service, and the law have contributed to the security of the nation and the world.

About the Author

John Thomas Smith II, like his father and grandfather, is a lawyer. His career involved him in some of the signal events of the twentieth century, including the Saturday Night Massacre during "Watergate" and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.