| Title: |
Reminiscences of Leo Cherne
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A56
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood and education, New York City; New York Law School; the Depression and rise of leftist movements; Research Institute of America; figures and policies of Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration; 1960 presidential campaign; International Rescue Committee in Germany, Hungary, Vietnam; United States policy toward Vietnam; Cuba under Fidel Castro. Impressions of Senator Joseph McCarthy, President Ngo Dinh Diem, General Douglas MacArthur, Dr. Tom Dooley.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 590 leaves, Tape: 2 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Closed until death of interviewee. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1961 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Cherne, Leo, 1912-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1912
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| Speaker occupation: |
Economist; Political analyst
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| Age at speaking: |
49
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| Document date: |
1961
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| Interviewer: |
Auerbach, Jerold S.
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| People discussed: |
Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969; Eisenhower, Dwight David
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| Organizations discussed: |
International Rescue Committee, New York, NY
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| Historical events discussed: |
Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Cuba; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Cuba; Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959; Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959; Depressions--1929--United States; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Economists; Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969; Eisenhower, Dwight David; International Rescue Committee, New York, NY; North America; Oral history; Presidents--United States--Election--1960; Refugees; United States; United States--Politics and government--1953-1961; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Cherne, Leo, 1912-; New York Law School; Research Institute of America, Inc
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018335-13778
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