John Foster Dulles The words were spoken by President Charles de Gaulle of France. This misquotation can be attributed to Dulles' visit to Mexico in 1958, during which anti-American protesters carried signs reading "The U.S. has no friends, only interests." John Foster Dulles John Foster Dulles (; February 25, 1888May 24, 1959) was an American diplomat. A Republican, he served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world. Born in Washington, D.C., Dulles joined the New
Dulles' Plan (corrupt the young, control the media, discredit the government, etc.) are remarkably similar to the "Communist Rules for Revolution," published in 1946 in the US. Likewise, the rules were endorsed as true by certain US politicians and were periodically referred to even after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In June 2015, a local court in Russia deemed the content of the Dulles' plan "extremist material" and banned its publication or distribution in Russia after a number of residents in Asbest received it in their mailboxes. Dulles' Plan The Dulles' plan or the Dulles Doctrine () is the central document