Name
George, Harold Lee, 1893- (Interviewee)
Title
Oral history interview with Harold L. George, 1970
Abstract
Lieutenant General Harold Lee discusses his career in the United States Air Force and examines broader military and intelligence issues. He discusses his general philosophies on the war and addresses conversations about the role of the military industrial complex. He discusses Air Force activities during World War II and the Cold War. He discusses the U-2 incident and Gary Powers as part of a longe r conversation about the nature of interrogation. He also describes his role at the Potsdam conference, the personality of John Foster Dulles, and compares the roles of military and intelligence communities
Collection Name
Air Force Academy project
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Cold War; U-2 Incident, 1960; George, Harold Lee, 1893-; United States. Air Force
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1970
Note
Interviewed on October 26, 1970
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
16040949
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/r9zv-jc78
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.