Reminiscences of Charles D. Cook : oral history, 1964.

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Reminiscences of Charles D. Cook : oral history, 1964.

Education and training in Michigan; United States Navy, 1943-1947: V-12 program, Saipan; Columbia University: Law School, School of International Affairs; United States Mission to United Nations (UN), 1950-1962: UN civil service, the Secretary Generalship, UN diplomacy, relations with United States State Department, Uniting for Peace resolution, admission of new members, voting, various crises; Henry Cabot Lodge, John Foster Dulles, Adlai Stevenson, Dwight Eisenhower, Krishna Menon.

Transcript: 658 leaves.

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