J. Reuben Clark Jr The Public Years 1st Ed HCDJ Mormon LDS Apostle Fox CLEAN!

J. Reuben Clark Jr The Public Years 1st Ed HCDJ Mormon LDS Apostle Fox CLEAN! ____________________________________________J. Reuben Clark Vol. 1, The Public Yearsby Frank W. FoxPublished by Brigham Young University (1980)FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER w DUST JACKET SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FRANK W. FOXCondition:Excellent 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket! Very CLEAN COPY! The binding is tight and all 702 pages within are bright white with NO writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds. The covers look perfect! The dust jacket is in excellent condition with some wear and small tears, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking!About J Reuben Clark's Public Years:Clark began his government service in 1906, when he was appointed Assistant Solicitor to the State Department. During his tenure in Washington, the Clark family (consisting of Clark, his wife and four children) was in the wake of the controversy over the Reed Smoot hearings in the US Senate.In his position as Assistant Solicitor and then as Solicitor in the State Department, Clark was often confronted with critical issues of international consequence. For example, when the Mexican Revolution erupted in 1911, he was called upon to make crucial decisions and recommend courses of action to the secretary of state and Howard Taft. Of particular concern to Clark was the plight of the Latter-day Saints who lived in the Mexican colonies and were often caught in the middle of the conflict and whose presence in Mexico was resented by the revolutionaries.After resigning from the State Department in 1913, after the election of Woodrow Wilson, Clark turned his attention to the practice of law. His family returned to Utah, and he opened law offices in Washington, DC; New York City; and Salt Lake City, specializing in international and corporate law. One of his first major clients was the Japanese government, which enlisted his services to combat anti-Japanese discrimination in California. Officials in the Japanese government extended an offer for him to become their permanent counsel in Tokyo and to reside in the Imperial Palace. Clark declined the offer, partly on the advice of Joseph F. Smith.When the United States entered World War I, Clark was commissioned as a major in the Judge Advocate General Officer Reserve Corps (Army) and later asked to become Special Counsel to the Judge Advocate General. Also during World War I, Clark worked in the U.S. Attorney General's office. He also participated in creating the regulations for the Selective Service.In 1926, Clark was called back into government service as tensions with Mexico flared. His past experience in Mexican affairs as solicitor and his experience in diplomacy were called upon as the US President appointed him to the Mexican and American Mixed Claims Commission. The Commission, established by treaty in 1924 to settle monetary disputes between the two countries, was thought to be the best means of avoiding war with Mexico. Other positions of national prominence followed, such as appointments to Special Counsel for the United States before the American-British Claim Arbitration and then Agent for the United States on the US-Mexico General and Special Claims commissions. Later, Clark took a position as personal legal adviser to the US Ambassador to Mexico, Dwight Morrow, who had been impressed with Clark's work in the State Department.In 1928, as Under-Secretary of State to Secretary of State Frank Kellogg in the Calvin Coolidge administration, Clark wrote the "Clark Memorandum on the Monroe Doctrine", which repudiated the idea that the United States could arbitrarily use military force in Latin America. The Memorandum was a 238-page treatise exploring every nuance of the US's philosophy of hemispherical guardianship. It was published as an official State Department document and partially reprinted in textbooks for years.When Morrow resigned as ambassador to serve in the U.S Senate, Clark was recommended as his replacement. Herbert Hoover appointed Clark as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico on October 3, 1930. That was a key post in US foreign relations and earned him instant prestige. Clark served as US ambassador to Mexico from 1930–1933.Later, while Clark was serving in the LDS Church's First Presidency, he was summoned to the White House by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who asked him to be a delegate to the Pan-American Conference at Montevideo, Uruguay. Again, in 1933, Roosevelt tapped Clark, this time to serve on the newly-formed Foreign Bondholders Protective Council.Some Book Reviews:Ben rated it & really liked it!J. Reuben Clark has largely gone unrecognized for his contributions not only in the public sphere but in his roles in LDS Church administration. This volume of the lengthy 3 volume treatise on his life is devoted to his public contributions as solicitor for the Department of State. His influence and work are still evident in the policies and structure of the State Department today. He crafted some of the core policies that define our interactions with other nations. He demonstrated an unequaled devotion to principle, even when it would have been personally beneficial to do otherwise. After reading this volume I am in awe of his abilities and character. I wonder though if this work has done him a disservice due to its inaccessibility (three very lengthy volumes, as well as very pricey). I hope someone endeavors a more concise biography that will be read by more people. For those interested in LDS Church history, the making of the U.S. State Department, and foreign policy, this book will surely be interesting to you. Michael rated it & really liked it!One of the greatest constitutional legal minds the U.S. has ever produced. J. Reuben Clark wrote the U.S. State Dept's position paper on extending the Monroe Doctrine to protect U.S. citizens in foreign countries. This foreign policy is still in place today. Nate Cooley rated it & it was amazing!J. Reuben Clarke is a hero of mine. This book is a biography of his life before serving in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.Copyright © 2018-2022 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.