Reminiscences of Wilton Burton Persons : oral history, 1970.

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Reminiscences of Wilton Burton Persons : oral history, 1970.

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Recollections of Dwight D. Eisenhower in European theater of operations and in Washington; White House chain of command, personnel; Republican nominating convention 1956; President Eisenhower's habits and hobbies, his death; impressions of Eisenhower aides, Walter B. Smith, Mark W. Clark and George C. Marshall.

Transcript: 161 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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