Reminiscences of Marietta Tree 1967

 

Name
Tree, Marietta, 1917-1991 (Interviewee)
Davis, Kenneth (Interviewer)
Fritchey, Clayton (Interviewee)
Title
Reminiscences of Marietta Tree 1967
Abstract
Recollections of Adlai Stevenson; appointment to UN Human Rights Commission; US mission to the UN under Stevenson; Democratic Advisory Committee; Stevenson's relationship with Lyndon Johnson; 1952 campaign; press representation during the 1950's; 1956 campaign; Cuba missile crisis; NSC; Marine landing in Dominican Republic; last weeks of Stevenson's life and Stevenson funeral. Impressions of Eleano r Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, George Ball, John F. Kennedy.
Collection Name
Adlai E. Stevenson project
Subjects
Civic leaders; Diplomatic representatives; Diplomacy; Civic activism; United States Foreign relations 1950's; Tree, Marietta, 1917-1991; Fritchey, Clayton; Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965; United Nations
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1967
Note (Biographical)
Civic leader, diplomatic representative.
Note
Interviewed by Kenneth Davis on May 5, July 13, and October 9, 1967. The October 9 interview is a joint interview with Clayton Fritchey.
Note (Provenance)
Marietta Tree, Gift 1968
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13834079
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-3yjr-ay72
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.