Reminiscences of James Henderson Douglas, Jr. : oral history, 1972.

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Reminiscences of James Henderson Douglas, Jr. : oral history, 1972.

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Under Secretary of Air Force, Secretary of Air Force, Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1953-61; budget cuts; missile development: Navajo, Snark, Polaris, Thor, Jupiter; space program; military intelligence; U-2 flights; high flights over Berlin; building of Air Force Academy; Indo-China, Defense Intelligence Agency.

Transcript: 52 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

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

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