| Title: |
Reminiscences of Paul F. Foster
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A172
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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: |
Naval History Project
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| Description: |
Family background, Oklahoma and the land rush, Utah, Idaho; Naval Academy, cruises; gunnery and fire control; occupation of Ver Cruz, 1914; submarine service; Navy recruiting; engineering duty; resignation from Navy, 1929; Wall Street, adventures in business; Naval service World War II; Panama, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Assistant Naval Inspector General, Navy Manpower Survey Board; merchandising, Mandel Brothers, 1946-1950; World Bank, 1950-1954; Atomic Energy Commission, Atoms for Peace Program, Operations Coordinating Board, General manager, Atomic Energy Commission; United States representative International Atomic Energy Agency, 1959. Impressions of Admiral Thomas Hart, Lewis L. Strauss, John McCone, Vyacheslav; Molotov, and many others.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 373 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from Paul L. Foster. 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 1966 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Foster, Paul F., 1889-1972
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1889
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| Speaker occupation: |
Naval officer
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| Age at speaking: |
77
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| Document date: |
1966
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| Interviewer: |
Mason, John T., 1909-
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; U.S. Navy; World Bank, Washington, DC
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Businessmen; Government executives--United States; North America; Oral history; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; U.S. Navy; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961; United States--Politics and government--1953-1961; World Bank, Washington, DC; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Foster, Paul F., 1889-1972; Merchandising; Stock-exchange--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019592-15035
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