| Title: |
John F. Melby
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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 4 of Series John F. Melby
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| Description: |
U.S. Foreign Service Officer, 1937-55, with assignments in Juarez, Mexico, 1937; Caracas, 1939-41; Moscow, 1943-45; Chungking and Nanking, 1945-48; and office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, 1949-55.
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/melby4.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1986 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Melby, John F., 1913-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1913
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Portland, OR; Oregon; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Foreign Service officer; Professor
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| Age at speaking: |
73
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| Document location: |
Ontario
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| Document date: |
28-Nov-1986
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| Interviewer: |
Accinelli, Robert
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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: |
OHI0032179-35383
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