Dean Rusk oral history collection, Walt Whitman Rostow. Part 2, 1985 Jan.

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Dean Rusk oral history collection, Walt Whitman Rostow. Part 2, 1985 Jan.

1985

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In this interview, Walt Rostow discusses his relationship with Dean Rusk during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He touches upon the "Tuesday luncheons" and critiques Rusk's performance as Secretary of State. Rostow discusses the aftermath of the Tet Offensive and touches upon the toll that making life-and-death decisions exacts on policymakers.

1 interview (53 min.)

eng, Latn

eng, Latn

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Walt Whitman Rostow (also known as Walt Rostow or W.W. Rostow) OBE (October 7, 1916 – February 13, 2003) was an American economist, professor and political theorist who served as National Security Advisor to President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1969. Rostow worked in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and later was a foreign policy adviser and speechwriter for presidential candidate and then President John F. Kennedy; he is often credited with writin...