Oral history interview with Lawrence B. Wilkerson, 2011.

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Oral history interview with Lawrence B. Wilkerson, 2011.

2011

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/8960747

Born: June 15, 1945, Gaffney, SC; education: Bucknell University, U.S. Army Armor School, Naval War College; career: executive Assistant to Admiral Stewart A. Ring, United States Navy Pacific Command; Director, United States Marine Corps War College; special assistant to Colin Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1989-1993; policy planning staff member under Ambassador Richard Haass; Chief of Staff to Secretary of State, 2002-2005; discussions: war crimes, military and national security history, National Security Act of 1947, U.S. foreign policy, relationship between Departments of State and Department of Defense, torture; reminiscences: Vietnam War, testimony before 9/11 Commission, United Nations resolution on Iraq, Abu Ghraib, Bush administration realpolitik.

MP3 audio file derived from original WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) Duration of sound files: file 1 (82 min.); file 2 (110 min.) Text (PDF) and audio (MP3 ; 2 files). Also available as printed transcript (101 p.).

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