Interview 1955

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Interview 1955

1955

https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911125890702121

Tape recording of an interview with Eleanor Roosevelt at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, February 13, 1955, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. She speaks about the importance of the United Nations for less developed countries, how non-military aid is a better way to combat Communism, and about Israel as a model for developing countries.

1 tape recording.

eng, Latn

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923617

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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