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1. Oral history interview with William James Perry : 1999
Perry, William James, 1927-
- Name: Perry, William James, 1927- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 1999
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 2
- Abstract: Education: Stanford University, B.S., 1949, M.S., 1950, Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., 1957; Secretary of Defense, 1994-97; army experience in Japan; work in defense electronics; involvement in Cold War missile defense strategy; creation of Co operative Threat Reduction Program to combat danger of nuclear weapons proliferation; influence of foundation work on government policy; importance of proactive foundations; current work on American security policy regarding Russia and China, combining careers in government, academia, industry.