Donald Blackmer

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Donald L. M. Blackmer (1929-14 August 2020) was an American professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] He was executive director of the Center for International Studies, a Cold War think-tank established by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1951 to support the government of the United States in its anti-communist struggle with the Soviet Union. [2]

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  1. "Blackmer, Donald L. M." www.encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Donald Blackmer, professor emeritus of political science and longtime leader at MIT, dies at 91". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.