| Title: |
Robinson Newcomb
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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: |
Director of construction research, War Production Board, 1940-45; Director, Office of Economic Research, Federal Works Agency, 1945-47; Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisers, 1947-50; Economist, Office of the Secretary of Commerce, 1950-51; Economist, Office of Defense Management, 1951-53; and Consultant and Technical Adviser on highways, Committee for Economic Development, 1947-55.
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| Extent: |
59 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/newcomb.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1977 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Newcomb, Robinson, 1901-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1901
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Geauga County, OH; Ohio; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Economist; Government executive
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| Age at speaking: |
76
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| Document location: |
Vienna, VA
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| Document date: |
06-Aug-1977
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| Interviewer: |
Fuchs, J. R.
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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: |
OHI0032221-35395
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