Charles Francis Adams III

Charles Francis Adams III was a politician and businessman from the prominent Adams family who served as Secretary of the Navy under the Hoover administration. He was involved in naval disarmament and fleet maintenance policies during the 1920s and 1930s, and also deeply engaged in the London Naval Conference negotiations. Against the backdrop of the New England upper class's public service ethos, he influenced the formation of U.S. naval strategy and international balance diplomacy.

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