from Harvard in 1946. After getting his law degree from Columbia University in 1949, he joined his father's New York law firm, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett. He worked on energy and public utility issues for 13 years before moving to Washington and joining the State Department. A gifted amateur pianist, accompanist and composer, he was a member of the Friday Morning Music Club and composed settings of poems by cummings, Browning, Frost and others.
from The Washington Post: Charles Van Doren; Helped Limit Spread Of Nuclear Weapons
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