Robert Cutler

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Robert Cutler (born June 12, 1895 in Brookline , Massachusetts , † May 8, 1974 in Concord , Massachusetts) was an American lawyer , writer and business manager who became the first National Security Advisor of the United States in 1953 and held this office again between 1957 and 1953 1958 held.

Life

After attending school, Cutler studied at Harvard University and graduated in 1916. When the USA entered the First World War in 1917, he did his military service in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). He was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his merit and bravery .

He then completed his postgraduate studies of law at the Law School of Harvard University and completed this in 1922. He then received his legal approval in Massachusetts and was subsequently Staff Attorney in the law firm Herrick, Smith, Donald & Farley, before he himself thereafter Law firm operation.

In the meantime he served as legal advisor to Boston on corporate law issues from 1940 to 1942 . He was then called up again in the US Army and held various tasks in staff positions as a brigadier general until the end of World War II . He also received the Legion of Merit for his services .

He later also worked in the private sector and was initially President of the Old Colony Trust Company in 1946.

In March 1953 he was appointed the first National Security Advisor of the United States by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower and initially held this office until April 1955. He was later again National Security Advisor to the Eisenhower Cabinet between January 1957 and June 1958 .

Most recently, Cutler was US Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) from 1960 to 1962 and was also involved in several social organizations such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , as a member of the board of directors of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as a trustee of the public library in his hometown Brookline.

Publications

Cutler was also active as a writer and wrote his memoirs under the title No Time for Rest (1966) in addition to the two novels Louisburg Square (1917) and The Speckled Bird (1923 ).

membership

In 1948 Cutler was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved October 11, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Cutler, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, lawyer, writer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Brookline , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1974
Place of death Concord , Massachusetts