Kennedy-Minott, Rodney

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

• 1928, June 1: Born, Portland, Oregon
• 1950 - 1952 : Served with the United States Army
• 1953: B.A., Stanford University
• 1956: M.A., Stanford University
• 1960: Ph.D., Stanford University
• 1960 - 1961 : Instructor in History, Stanford University
• 1961 - 1962 : Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, History of Western Civilization Program, Stanford University
• 1962: Author, Peerless Patriots: The Organized Veterans and the Spirit of Americanism
• 1962 - 1963 : Assistant Director, Summer Session, Western Civilization Program, Stanford University
• 1963 - 1965 : Director, Summer Session, Western Civilization Program, Stanford University
• 1964: Author, The Fortress That Never Was: The Myth of Hitler's Bavarian Stronghold
• 1965 - 1966 : Associate Professor, Portland State University; Congressional Staff Member
• 1966 - 1967 : Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Instruction, California State University, Hayward
• 1967 - 1969 : Division Head, Humanities, California State University, Hayward
• 1968: Author, The Sinking of the Lollipop: Shirley Temple vs. Pete McCloskey
• 1969 - 1975 : Professor, California State University, Hayward
• 1971: Author, "In the Name of Democracy Bring Back Bossism", Report on Democratic Party Reform, California Democratic State Central Committee's Reform Commission, Sacramento
• 1977 - 1980 : Ambassador to Sweden and Chairman, Swedish Fulbright Commission
• 1981: Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies, California
• 1981 - 1982 : Senior Research Scholar, Hoover Institution
• 1982 - 1983 : Executive Vice President, Direction International, Washington D.C.
• 1983: Chairman, Alpha International, New York City
• 1986: Senior Fellow, Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles
• 1986 - : Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• 1988: Author, The Far North: The Tension PointU.S. Regional Force Application: The Maritime Strategy and its Effect on Nordic Stability
• 1989: Author, Tension in the North: Sweden and Nordic Security
• 1990: Distinguished Guest Lecturer for National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
• 1990: Author, Lonely Path To Follow: Nonaligned Sweden, United States/NATO, and the USSR

From the guide to the Rodney Kennedy-Minott Papers, 1967-1990, (Hoover Institution Archives)