Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Ellis Briggs

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Ellis Briggs

1962-1998

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This is a transcript of two oral history interviews given by Ellis Briggs. In the first interview Briggs focused on the international relations of the United States. Major subjects include the Good Neighbor policy towards Latin America, Lyndon B. Johnson's intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965, the need for the Secretary of State to be the President's primary foreign policy advisor, and the role of Congress in shaping foreign policy. He also talked about the growth in the numbers and roles of personnel from the State Department. He also discussed the roles of personnel from the U.S. Information Agency, the Peace Corps, and the Central Intelligence Agency in foreign embassies. Persons mentioned in the interview included John Foster Dulles, Dean Acheson, and Joseph McCarthy. Briggs ended the interview with his own experiences as ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Korea. The second interview began with Briggs' comments on President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to Korea shortly after the 1952 election. Additional subjects in this interview include the Korean War armistice negations, the Law of the Sea controversy, the expropriation of American business interests by foreign governments, Briggs' experience as ambassador to Peru, and the Organization of America States. Other countries discussed include Cuba, Greece, and Cyprus. Additional persons mentioned in the interview include Aristotle Onassis, Richard Nixon, Clare Boothe Luce, and Christian Herter. An index to personal names in both interviews is included at the end of interview number two.

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