Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Production Library Audio Recordings. 1999 - 2005. DINNER FOR ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL

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Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Production Library Audio Recordings. 1999 - 2005. DINNER FOR ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL

1945

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BROADCAST SOUND RECORDING: New York City, from Grand Ballroom ofhotel, Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia introduces Nelson A. Rockefeller, whocomments on Pacific war and introduces Admiral Nimitz. Nimitz expressesimportance of sea power. He believes maintance of our sea power is essentialto our future security.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979

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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954....