Reminiscences of D. Walter Swan : oral history, 1976.

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Reminiscences of D. Walter Swan : oral history, 1976.

Birth and education; airplane industry 1928-1957; United Airlines role in 1952 campaign; Nixon fund incident; Defense Department 1953-1954; Senator Joseph McCarthy; 1956 campaign; Post Office 1957-58.

Transcript: 95 leaves.

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