Reminiscences of Walter S. Robertson : 1967

 

Name
Robertson, Walter Spencer, 1893-1970 (Interviewee)
Edwin, Ed (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Walter S. Robertson : 1967
Abstract
Experiences as Far Eastern Affairs expert in State Department; China with Generals Patrick Hurley and George Marshall, 1945-6; Assistant Secretary of State for Far East, 1953-59; policies in South East Asia; South-East Asia Treaty Organization; Korea; impressions of John Foster Dulles, President Eisenhower, Mao Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Syngman Rhee
Collection Name
Eisenhower administration project
Subjects
Diplomats--United States; Government executives--United States; Korean War, 1950-1953; East Asia History; United States Politics and government 1953-1961; United States Foreign relations 1933-1945; United States Foreign relations 1953-1961; China History 1949-; Robertson, Walter Spencer, 1893-1970; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; United States. Department of State
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1967
Physical Description
194 pages
Note (Biographical)
Banker, diplomat
Note
Interviewed by Ed Edwin on April 18 and April 19, 1967
Note (Provenance)
Walter S. Robertson, Gift 1967
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13788256
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-j92j-3e10
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.