Arthur Larson
Lewis "Arthur" Larson | |
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Born | July 4, 1910 Augustana College Pembroke College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Professor, public servant, lawyer |
Political party | Republican |
Lewis Arthur Larson (July 4, 1910 – March 27, 1993) was an American
Early life and education
Arthur Larson (he avoided using his first name) was born in
Legal, political, and scholarly pursuits
Larson then worked as a lawyer for four years (1935–1939) with the firm of Quarles, Spence and Quarles in
In 1941, during
In 1953, Larson was appointed dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Eisenhower administration
Larson's status as an expert on the welfare state and his strong public speaking abilities led to appointment as Under Secretary of Labor in March 1954 in the Eisenhower administration.[2][3] Larson's most popular book, A Republican Looks at His Party (Harper and Row: 1956) was personally endorsed by Eisenhower.
Eisenhower named Larson the director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) in December 1956 and as his top speechwriter in October 1957.
Return to academia
After leaving the Eisenhower administration in the fall of 1958, Larson became a law professor at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he specialized in international law, arms control, and disarmament. 1973 saw the completion of the L. Arthur and Florence Larson Residence, a centerpiece of North Carolina modernist architecture designed by Jon Condoret.[4][5]
Death
He died in Durham on March 27, 1993.
Legacy
Larson is criticized as a prototypical big government Republican in Barry Goldwater's landmark small government Republican manifesto, The Conscience of a Conservative. However, his life and work are treated at length in a biography by David Stebenne, Modern Republican: Arthur Larson and the Eisenhower Years (Indiana University Press, 2006).
References
- ^ A Tribute to Arthur Larson, Duke Law Review, 1980, pp. 392-95
- ^ National Review, September 8, 1956, pp. 7–8.
- ^ J. B. Matthews, "Now They're for Stevenson", National Review. February 8, 1956, pp., 20–21.
- ^ Matt Dees, "Master Class: the Life and Legacy of Architect Jon Condoret," Durham Magazine (The 2nd Annual Design Issue), April 2003, pp., 57-66
- ^ "NCModernist Jon Condoret".
Further reading
- Stebenne, David L. Modern Republican: Arthur Larson and the Eisenhower Years (Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2006).
External links
- Records and Papers of Arthur Larson, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Web page for the book Modern Republican: Arthur Larson and the Eisenhower Years (Indiana University Press, 2006)
- Larson's Worker's Compensation Pages
- 1983 Audio recording of a presentation by Arthur Larson on the Eisenhower Presidency
- "The Authentic American Center"[permanent dead link]. Time, 1956 - about Larson and Eisenhower[permanent dead link]
- "The Law: Solicitor of Justice". Time. (August 18, 1958) - Larson's resignation from the Eisenhower administration, and founding of the Rule of Law Center at Duke University]
- Arthur Larson on the Mike Wallace Interview September 14, 1958