John Lehman is author of
“Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea.”
How did the United States win the Cold War at sea? This edition of the Nixon Now podcast explores these and other questions about U.S. Maritime power with John Lehman, author of a newly released book on the subject, “Oceans Ventured.”
Secretary Lehman is founding director of J.F. Lehman and Company. His government service includes serving as Secretary of the Navy, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and senior staff member on the National Security Council during the Nixon administration.
Photo: President Nixon with Navy personnel, aboard the USS Saratoga flight deck duirng an Armed Forces Day celebration, May 17, 1969 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library).
Introduction Music: “Victory at Sea” by Richard Rodgers (1952)