doi:10.7916/d8-1kz6-8860Reminiscences of William Averell Harriman, 1979Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986oral historiesmixed materialGovernors--United StatesGovernment executives--United StatesPresidents--Election--1952.--United StatesPresidents--Election--1956.--United StatesGovernors--New York (State)United States Politics and government 1945-1989United States Foreign relations 1945-1989New York (State) Politics and government 1951-Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986Democratic Party (U.S.)Campaign for governor of New York, 1954; Governor, New York, 1955-1958: appointments, policies, programs, and problems; candidate for Democratic presidential nomination, 1952, 1956; Democratic politics, 1950s, national convention, 1956; negotiations with Soviet Union, 1974-79; special representative for various Democratic administrations; Democratic national politics, 1960-79; impressions of Leonid Brezhnev, Tito