Harvey Hollister Bundy
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Harvey Hollister Bundy Sr., (March 30, 1888 – October 7, 1963), was an American lawyer, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War
during the second World War, and father of McGeorge Bundy
. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
, to McGeorge Bundy, a lawyer, he was grandson to Solomon Bundy
, a lawyer and New York Congressman. Bundy attended Yale University
and was initiated in the Skull and Bones
in 1909.
In 1914, Bundy began working for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
. In 1917, he married Katherine Lawrence Putnam, niece to Harvard president Abbott Lawrence Lowell
.
Bundy became Assistant Secretary of State
in July 1931 until March 1933 under Henry Lewis Stimson, also a Skull & Bones member. Bundy's son McGeorge
would co-author a book with Stimson entitled On Active Service in Peace and War in 1940. Bundy was special legal assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. During World War II he served again under Stimson, now Secretary of War
, as his Special Assistant on Atomic Matters, serving as liaison between Stimson and the director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vannevar Bush
.
After the war, he became president of the board of trustees of the World Peace Foundation. He succeeded John Foster Dulles
as chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
, serving from 1952 to 1958.
United States Secretary of War
The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
during the second World War, and father of McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979...
. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
, to McGeorge Bundy, a lawyer, he was grandson to Solomon Bundy
Solomon Bundy
Solomon Bundy was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Oxford, Chenango County, Bundy attended Oxford Academy. He taught school for several years, and studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Oxford...
, a lawyer and New York Congressman. Bundy attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and was initiated in the Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
in 1909.
In 1914, Bundy began working for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932...
. In 1917, he married Katherine Lawrence Putnam, niece to Harvard president Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was a U.S. educator and legal scholar. He served as President of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933....
.
Bundy became Assistant Secretary of State
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In modern times, Assistant Secretary of State is a title used for many executive positions in the United States State Department. A set of six Assistant Secretaries reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs manage diplomatic missions within their designated geographic regions, plus one...
in July 1931 until March 1933 under Henry Lewis Stimson, also a Skull & Bones member. Bundy's son McGeorge
McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979...
would co-author a book with Stimson entitled On Active Service in Peace and War in 1940. Bundy was special legal assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. During World War II he served again under Stimson, now Secretary of War
United States Secretary of War
The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
, as his Special Assistant on Atomic Matters, serving as liaison between Stimson and the director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project, the founding of Raytheon, and the idea of the memex, an adjustable microfilm viewer...
.
After the war, he became president of the board of trustees of the World Peace Foundation. He succeeded John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world...
as chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a foreign-policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States...
, serving from 1952 to 1958.