Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interviews with Prescott Bush

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interviews with Prescott Bush

1962-1998

This is a transcript of seven oral history interviews with Senator Prescott Sheldon Bush. Bush began the interviews with information on his personal and family background and early career in investment banking. The major topics for the seven interviews include his political career, persons involved in politics and government, and the major political issues during his career in the Senate. Topics discussed in the interviews also include Joseph McCarthy, international finance, presidential campaigns, Republican politics, space flight, civil rights, international relations, and women in politics. An index to personal names is included at the end of the transcript.

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Bush, Prescott Sheldon, 1895-1972

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Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and politician. After working as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the United States Senate from 1952 to 1963. A member of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and President George H. W. Bush, and the paternal grandfather of former Texas Governor and President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Bush graduated from...

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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