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# Gaddis Smith

(1932–2022)   Historian

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Gaddis Smith was a historian.

## Quick Facts About Gaddis Smith

Born January 1, 1932

Died December 2, 2022

Profession Historian

## About Gaddis Smith

American historian... \| George Gaddis Smith was an American historian who was the Larned Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and an expert on U.S. foreign relations and maritime history.

##  Quotes by Gaddis Smith

> [President Jimmy Carter inherited an impossible situation - and he and his advisers made the worst of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaddis-smith/president-jimmy-carter-inherited-an-impossible-situation-and-he-and/)

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> [Yale has influenced the Central Intelligence Agency more than any other university, giving the CIA the atmosphere of a class reunion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaddis-smith/yale-has-influenced-the-central-intelligence-agency-more-than-any/)

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> [President Carter inherited an impossible situation -- and he and his advisers made the worst of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaddis-smith/president-carter-inherited-an-impossible-situation-and-he-and-his/)

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