The significance of foundations in U.S. foreign policy -- American foundation leaders -- Laying the foundations of globalism, 1930-1945 -- Promoting Americanism, combating anti-Americanism, and developing a Cold War -- American Studies Network -- The Ford foundation in Indonesia and the Asian Studies Network -- Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie in Nigeria and the African Studies Network -- The major foundations, Latin American studies, and Chile in the Cold War -- American power and the major foundations in the post-cold war era -- Conclusion.