Reminiscences of Robert Edward Merriam : oral history, 1969.

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Reminiscences of Robert Edward Merriam : oral history, 1969.

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Early political career in Chicago, Washington; World War II: combat historian, 1944, Battle of the Bulge; early relationship with General Eisenhower; postwar housing in Chicago; Alderman, Chicago, 1947; Eisenhower administration; Adlai E. Stevenson; White House experiences; HOPE, People to People program; workings of Presidential office; Bureau of the Budget; deputy assistant to President for intergovernmental relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Metropolitan Area Problems; advisory committee on intergovernmental relations.

Transcript: 209 leaves.Tape: 2 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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