Oral history interview with Walt Whitman Rostow, 1984-1989?.

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Oral history interview with Walt Whitman Rostow, 1984-1989?.

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In this interview, Walt Rostow discusses his relationship with Dean Rusk during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He touches upon the "Tuesday luncheons" and critiques Rusk's performance as Secretary of State. Rostow discusses the aftermath of the Tet Offensive and touches upon the toll that making life-and-death decisions exacts on policymakers.

Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (53 min.)Transcript: 23 leaves.

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United States. Department of State

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Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994

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