| Title: |
William P. N. Edwards
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Harry S Truman Museum and Library
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| Collection: |
Truman Library Oral History Program
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| Description: |
During World War II and during the years of the Truman Administration, was Assistant to Chairman of British Supply Council, Ministry of Supply, 1941-45; head of Industrial Information Division, Ministry of Production; alternate Director of Information, British Supply Council, Washington, DC 1943-45; Director, Overseas Information Division, Board of Trade, London 1945-46; Counsellor, British Embassy, Washington, DC in charge of British Information Services, 1946-49; Deputy Overseas Director, Federation of British Industries, 1949-51, and Director, Promotion and Information, 1951-65.
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| Extent: |
51 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/edwardwn.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1970 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Edwards, William P. N.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Government official
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| Document location: |
London, England
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| Document date: |
12-Aug-1970
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| Interviewer: |
Wilson, Theodore A.
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| People discussed: |
Harry S. Truman; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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| Historical events discussed: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; District of Columbia; Harry S. Truman; North America; Oral history; Political campaigns--United States; Political parties; Presidents--Term of office--United States; Presidents--United States; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; United States; United States--Politics and government; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
European Recovery Program; Marshall Plan; Truman administration
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0031977-35231
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