Reminiscences of Jacqueline Cochran : oral history, 1973.

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Reminiscences of Jacqueline Cochran : oral history, 1973.

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First meeting with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1946; attempts to convince Eisenhower to run for presidency; Draft Eisenhower Movement, 1952; fundraising activities; visits to the White House; mission to Korea to talk with Syngman Rhee, 1953; post-presidential activities of Eisenhower; impressions of people visiting Eisenhower.

Transcript: 257 leaves.

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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