Carl Kaysen

Carl Kaysen (March 5, 1920 – February 8, 2010) was an economist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-chair of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Committee on International Security Studies. He is the father of Girl, Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen. He was married for 50 years to Annette Neutra until her death in 1990. In 1994, he married Ruth Butler. Carl Kaysen worked for President John F. Kennedy as Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, and was directly under National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy. Kaysen took over the position from Walt Rostow in 1961 and concentrated on the key issues of the Kennedy presidency such as foreign trade, economic policy, and the potential use of...