Oral history typescript of reminiscences. 1915-1963.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Nitze, Paul H

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Paul H. Nitze (1907-) is a statesman, author, art patron, and collector from Washington, D.C. From the description of Oral history interview with Paule H. Nitze, 1996 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646401304 Statesman, diplomat, and entrepreneur. Full name: Paul Henry Nitze. From the description of Papers of Paul H. Nitze, 1932-1989 (bulk 1946-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072277 Statesman, diplomat, and entrepreneur; full name: Paul H...

Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980

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Naval officer and naval aide to President Harry S. Truman. From the description of Papers, 1946-1972. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959607 Robert L. Dennison (1901-1980) was the Naval Aide to President Harry S. Truman from 1948 to 1953. From the description of Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572651 ...

Hart, Thomas Charles

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Naval officer, senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas Charles Hart : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597819 Hart was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1897, was superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, 1931-1934, and CO of the Asiatic Fleet, 1938-1942. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was recalled to serve on the General Board until 1945. He was appointed senator from Connectic...

Mack, William P., 1915-

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009

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U.S. secretary of defense, president of World Bank, and corporate executive. Full name: Robert Strange McNamara. From the description of Robert S. McNamara papers, 1934-2009 (bulk 1968-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132706 Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the deployment of the B-29 bomber, and served in the Army Air Forces in India, Chi...

Krulak, Victor H.

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Naval Academy Prep School.

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Burke, Arleigh A. 1901-

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Arleigh Albert Burke, U.S. Naval Officer, was born near Boulder, Colorado on 19 October, 1901. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1923 and served in the Navy until his retirement in 1961. A brilliant officer during World War II, Burke fell into disfavor in 1949 due to his opposition to adoption of the Air Force B-36 aircraft, but still achieved promotion to rear admiral and eventually selection as Chief of Naval Operations in 1955. He is credited with building a fleet of nuclear-powered subm...