Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interviews with Jacqueline Cochran

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interviews with Jacqueline Cochran

1962-1998

This is a transcript of three oral history interviews with Jacqueline Cochran. One of the main topics in these interviews was Cochran's association with Dwight D. Eisenhower. This included her efforts to persuade Eisenhower to run for president in 1952 and Eisenhower's visits to her ranch in California. Cochran also talked about her own unsuccessful race for Congress in 1956 and about her meetings with world leaders. Persons mentioned in the interview include Sir Winston Churchill, Syngman Rhee, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Anastasio Samoza Garcia.

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