John W. Young - David Bruce and Diplomatic Practice: An American Ambassador in London, 1961-9

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), Mike Dockrill, Keith Hamilton, Andrew Holt, Matthew Jones, John Kent, Spencer Mawby, Jan Melissen, Effie Pedaliu, Raj Roy (with whom I co-edi ted a selection from Bruces London diaries), Paul Sharp, Donald Watt, Rimko van der Maar (who provided quotes from the papers of the Dutch diplomat Herman van Riojen) and, most frequently, with Geoffrey Berridge, who also commented on the final text. Another good friend, Michael Hopkins, of the University of Liverpool, helped to research materials in Washington, while one of my PhD students, Roberto Fornasier, shared findings from the Lyndon Johnson Library. I am deeply grateful to the Arts and Humanities Research Council of Great Britain, which funded the semester of study leave that allowed me to write up the book, to the University of Nottingham, which provided both a semester of study leave and financial support to photocopy Bruces London diary, and to the following archives who provided source materials: The National Archives at Kew; Churchill College Archive Centre; the US National Archives and Record Administration; the John F. Kennedy Library; the Lyndon Johnson Library; and the Virginia Historical Society (where Nelson Lankford provided help and encouragement). Among those with whom I had helpful conversations and correspondence about Bruce, I wo uld especially like to thank Professor David Adams and Charles Drace-Francis. Lorna Lloyd and the staff of Bloomsbury were an exceptional publishing team from their initial interest in the project to its eventual publication. Finally, I am deeply grateful to my wife, Helen, my children Julie, Linda, David, Frazer and Jacob and grandchildren Anya, Rufus, Trudie and Eben for their love and support.