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Papers, 1940-1987.

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Personal and professional papers of a journalist, author, and U.S. ambassador to Guinea and Kenya. Correspondence resulting from Attwood's many friendships, varied interests, and numerous professional and organizational positions contributes significantly to the collection's scope. Among the many correspondents are William F. Buckley, Jimmy Carter, John Kenneth Galbraith, Allen Ginsberg, Averell Harriman, Henry Kissinger, Alfred J. Knopf, Jr., John Lindsay, Groucho Marx, Bill Moyers, P.J. O'Rourke (editor, "National Lampoon"), Gen. Robert Richardson (appointed Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Pacific in 1944), Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Adlai Stevenson, and Ahkmed Sekou Toure (President of Guinea). There also is correspondence with many members of Congress, State Department officials, the White House staffs of various administrations, journalists, and publishers. Attwood's career in magazine and newspaper journalism is thoroughly documented: foreign correspondent based in post-war Europe; European, national, and foreign editor of "Look" magazine (1951-1961); editor-in-chief, director, vice-president of Cowles/Look Publications (1966-69); and president and publisher of the newspaper "Newsday" (1971-79). Also present is correspondence with readers and editors, concerning Attwood's books, including "The Reds and the Blacks" (1968) which was banned in Kenya. The collection also documents Attwood's government service. His ambassadorships in Guinea (1961-63) and Kenya (1964-66) are represented by memoirs, memorabilia, and correspondence including several confidential discussions of the policies, goals, and ambitions of the Foreign Service during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. Also included is information from Attwood's work as media representative in the U.S.'s delegation to the 20th General UNESCO Conference in Paris, where he worked for a compromise "Declaration on the Mass Media" which wouldn't be injurious to the freedom of the press. This conference and Attwood's later service as Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO are documented by correspondence, memoranda, conference documents, and Congressional testimony. Other of Attwood's international activities represented in the collection include four trips to Cuba since the Revolution, a visit to China in 1971, his relationship with Prince Norodom Sihanouk, and membership in the Committee on East-West Accord. His national activities are documented by files on the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and 1960 and that of John Kennedy, for whom Attwood served as a speech writer in 1960. Later campaigns are also covered. The processed portion of the papers is summarized above, dates 1940-1984, and is described in the register. Additional accessions date 1940-1980, 1987 and are described below.

6.0 c.f. (16 archives boxes); plus.additions of 1.1 c.f. and.3 film reels.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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