Paul Nitze - Death and Legacy

Death and Legacy

  • Nitze died in Washington, D.C, aged 97 in October, 2004.
  • The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Nitze is named in his honor. Nitze visited the ship for several ceremonial occasions prior to his death.
  • The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University is named in his honor.
  • St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he served as a trustee, has an honors program in his name.

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