Reminiscences of William Averell Harriman : oral history, 1979.

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Reminiscences of William Averell Harriman : oral history, 1979.

Campaign for governor of New York, 1954; Governor, New York, 1955-1958: appointments, policies, programs, and problems; candidate for Democratic presidential nomination, 1952, 1956; Democratic politics, 1950s, national convention, 1956; negotiations with Soviet Union, 1974-79; special representative for various Democratic administrations; Democratic national politics, 1960-79; impressions of Leonid Brezhnev, Tito.

Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history.

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William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, as well as a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men". While attendi...

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