Oral history interview with Dean Rusk, 1984-1989?.

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Oral history interview with Dean Rusk, 1984-1989?.

In this interview, Dean Rusk describes the Rockefeller family and his work at the Rockefeller Foundation. He touches upon public health and technical assistance to developing countries, U.S. agricultural assistance to the Soviet Union, and psychology research grants. Rusk also describes the effect of such assistance on U.S. foreign policy issues.

Sound recording: 1 sound cassettes (ca. 113 min.)Transcript: 48 leaves.

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