E. Pendleton Herring
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E. Pendleton Herring was an American political scientist who served as Director of the Bureau of the Budget, as Secretary of graduate education at Harvard University
, and in numerous other academic and public roles. He served as the 48th President of the American Political Science Association
.
He was the chief intellectual architect of the National Security Act of 1947
, which culminated in the reorganization the military and intelligence branches of the federal government, including the creation of the Department of Defense
and the Central Intelligence Agency
.
He was considered one of the most important scholars of public administration
of his generation.
Herring received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University
.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and in numerous other academic and public roles. He served as the 48th President of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
.
He was the chief intellectual architect of the National Security Act of 1947
National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 was signed by United States President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1947, and realigned and reorganized the U.S. Armed Forces, foreign policy, and Intelligence Community apparatus in the aftermath of World War II...
, which culminated in the reorganization the military and intelligence branches of the federal government, including the creation of the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
.
He was considered one of the most important scholars of public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
of his generation.
Herring received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
.