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U.S. Medal of Freedom Recipient General Andrew J. Goodpastor
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U.S. Medal of Freedom Recipient Andrew J. Goodpastor
Citation Accompanying the Medal of Freedom Presented to General Andrew J. Goodpaster
January 18, 1961
[Text read by Lt. Col. John D. S. Eisenhower, Assistant Staff Secretary ]
CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF
THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM
TO
BRIGADIER GENERAL ANDREW J. GOODPASTER, USA
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN A POSITION OF
GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY
During the period 1954 to 1961, General Goodpaster has served in the position of Staff Secretary to the President of the United States, and as Liaison Officer of the Department of Defense to the White House. In these capacities he has been the President's operational assistant and has distinguished himself by his unparalleled devotion to duty, his courage and wisdom, and his remarkable ability as administrator and coordinator.
General Goodpaster's unique service throughout this period was in the finest military tradition and reflects the highest credit upon himself and upon the United States Army.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
NOTE: The presentation was made by the President at a ceremony held in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
 General Goodpaster was Staff Secretary and Defense Liaison Officer to President Eisenhower from 1954 until 1961. Born in Granite City, Illinois, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1939. He commanded an Engineer Combat Battalion in North Africa and Italy during World War II, and later served in the Operations Division of the War Department and on the Joint War Plans Committee. During 1947-1950 he attended Princeton University, where he received M.S.E., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations. Subsequently, General Goodpaster served in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; as Commander of a U.S. Division in Germany; Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of the Joint Staff; Commandant of the National War College; Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam; Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He assisted President Nixon in organizing his administration for the conduct of foreign policy and international security affairs. After retiring in 1974, General Goodpaster became a Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Smithsonian Institution, and assistant to Vice President Rockefeller on the Commission of the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy. He was recalled to active duty as the 51st Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy in 1977, serving until 1981. He has been awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom as well as military decorations including the DSC; the Defense DSM with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Army DSM with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; the Navy and Air Force DSM's; the Silver Star; the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters; and many foreign awards. He is the author of For the Common Defense, published in 1977. He is Chairman Emeritus of the George C. Marshall Foundation and serves as Senior Fellow at the Eisenhower Institute.
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