Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Andrew H. Berding

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Andrew H. Berding

1962-1998

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This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Andrew H. Berding. Berding dedicated the first half of the interview to a discussion of his role in the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Major subjects in this portion of the interview included the establishment of the USIA as an independent agency, the role of the USIA in the Atoms for Peace program, agency relations with Congress, and the selection of books for overseas libraries. Individuals discussed included C. D. Jackson, Joseph McCarthy, Arthur Larson, and Theodore Streibert. The remainder of the interview focused upon Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Berding's position as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. Major subjects included the treatment of Dulles by the press, the Secretary's relationship with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Suez Canal crisis, and Dulles' emphasis on personal diplomacy. Individuals mentioned included Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anthony Eden, and Konrad Adenauer. An index to personal names is located at the end of the transcript.

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Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959

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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was the fifty-third Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a long and distinguished public career with significant impact upon the formulation of United States foreign policies. He was especially involved with efforts to establish world peace after World War I, the role of the United States in world governance, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 ...

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