| Title: |
John D. Hickerson
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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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| Series: |
Item 1 of Series John D. Hickerson
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| Description: |
Director for European Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 1947-49; Assistant Secretary of State, 1949-53; member Permanent Joint Board on Defense, U.S. and Canada, 1940-46; and alternate representative, U.S. delegation 4th UN General Assembly, 1949. Later Ambassador to Finland, 1955-60, and to the Philippines, 1960-61.
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| Extent: |
121 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/hickrson.htm#oh1
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1972 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Hickerson, John D., 1907-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1907
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Ambassador; Foreign Service officer; Government official
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| Age at speaking: |
65
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| Document location: |
Washington, DC
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| Document date: |
10-Nov-1972
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| Interviewer: |
McKinzie, Richard D.
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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: |
OHI0032065-15695
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