Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Robert R. Bowie

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Robert R. Bowie

1962-1998

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This is a transcript of an oral history interview given by Robert R. Bowie. Most of this interview focused on international affairs and national security issues during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Major topics include meetings of the National Security Council, nuclear strategy, John Foster Dulles' role as presidential advisor, Indochina, the Geneva Summit, Winston Churchill, Christian Herter's role as Secretary of State, and Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech. An index to personal names is included at the end of the interview.

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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 ...

Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966

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American statesman; assistant to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1919-1924; secretary of state, 1959-1961. From the description of Christian Archibald Herter miscellaneous papers, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458502 Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) was born in Paris, France. He was a diplomat, politician, publisher, editor, and author. In 1959 Herter, who served as governor of Massachusetts during the mid-1950's, was appointed by President Dwight Eisen...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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