| Title: |
John Wesley Jones
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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: |
Assigned State Department 1941 - 45, assistant chief, South European Affairs, 1944 - 45; first secretary embassy, Rome, 1945 - 48; counselor embassy, Nanking, China, 1948 - 49, Madrid, Spain, 1949 - 53; director Office Western European Affairs, State Department, 1953 - 57; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 1957 - 58; U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 1958 - 62, to Peru, 1963 - 69; deputy commandant National War College, Washington, 1969 - 71.
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| Extent: |
102 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/jonesjw.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1974 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Jones, John Wesley
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Sioux City, IA; Iowa; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Ambassador; Diplomat; Government official
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| Document location: |
Flat Rock, NC
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| Document date: |
08-Jun-1974
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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: |
OHI0032086-35320
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