The Journals of David E. Lilienthal
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The Journals of David E. Lilienthal is a multi-volume collection of the American public administrator’s personal diaries, offering an insider’s view of mid-20th-century U.S. public policy, nuclear energy, and international development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Journals of David E. Lilienthal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2620132 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Journals of David E. Lilienthal Context triple: [David E. Lilienthal, notableWork, The Journals of David E. Lilienthal]
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A.
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull is the autobiographical account of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, detailing his long political career and role in shaping American foreign policy, particularly during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and World War II.
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B.
The Olmsted
The Olmsted is a residential building located along Manhattan’s Central Park West, named in honor of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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C.
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
The Trial of Henry Kissinger is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that argues Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses committed during his tenure in U.S. foreign policy.
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D.
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams is an autobiographical memoir by historian Henry Adams that reflects on his life and the profound social and technological changes of 19th-century America.
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E.
Leibowitz
Leibowitz is the birth surname of American comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Journals of David E. Lilienthal Target entity description: The Journals of David E. Lilienthal is a multi-volume collection of the American public administrator’s personal diaries, offering an insider’s view of mid-20th-century U.S. public policy, nuclear energy, and international development.
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A.
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull is the autobiographical account of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, detailing his long political career and role in shaping American foreign policy, particularly during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and World War II.
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B.
The Olmsted
The Olmsted is a residential building located along Manhattan’s Central Park West, named in honor of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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C.
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
The Trial of Henry Kissinger is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that argues Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses committed during his tenure in U.S. foreign policy.
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D.
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams is an autobiographical memoir by historian Henry Adams that reflects on his life and the profound social and technological changes of 19th-century America.
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E.
Leibowitz
Leibowitz is the birth surname of American comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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diary ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | David E. Lilienthal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedPerson | David E. Lilienthal ⓘ |
| documents |
career of David E. Lilienthal
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evolution of large-scale public power projects ⓘ formation of U.S. nuclear policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
decision-making in U.S. federal agencies
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political and ethical issues of nuclear power ⓘ role of public corporations in development ⓘ |
| genre |
personal diary
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political memoir ⓘ public policy literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
source on early nuclear age policy debates
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source on mid-20th-century American governance ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of U.S. public policy
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scholars of nuclear energy policy ⓘ students of international development ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
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surface form:
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ U.S. public policy ⓘ international development ⓘ nuclear energy policy ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| provides |
first-person account of international development projects
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first-person account of nuclear energy debates ⓘ insider’s view of U.S. federal policy making ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workType | multi-volume collection ⓘ |
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Subject: The Journals of David E. Lilienthal Description of subject: The Journals of David E. Lilienthal is a multi-volume collection of the American public administrator’s personal diaries, offering an insider’s view of mid-20th-century U.S. public policy, nuclear energy, and international development.
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