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

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

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In this interview, Dean Rusk describes the various competing agencies within the U.S. government and more specifically, the scaling down of the Dept. of State. He speaks of the importance of developing personal relationships among cabinet members. In particular, he focuses on the competing interests of the Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor. He also discusses the importance of good press relations within governmental agencies and with the public in general. Rusk also describes the foreign perception during the sixties that the Secretary of State was the spokesperson for the nation.

Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (62 min.)Transcript: 32 leaves.

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