Dean Acheson, one of the architects of American Cold War policy, was a leading Washington lawyer prior to his entry into the political arena. In 1938, he joined the government as Under-Secretary of Treasury and joined the State Department in 1941. From 1949 until 1953, Dean Acheson served as American Secretary of State. His tenure was marked by strong US response to Soviet actions worldwide. Bibliography: Brinkley, Douglas. Dean Acheson and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy. 1993: St, Martin Press. Brinkley, Douglas. Dean Acheson: The State Cold War Year, 1953-71. Yale University Press. 1992 Chace, James Acheson- The Secretary of State Who Created the American World 1998. Simon & Schuster McLellan, David S. Dean Acheson: The State Department Years. 1976. Dodd Mead. Isaacson, Walter. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made: Acheson:Behlen Harold 1988