Oral history interview with General Lucius D. Clay, 1973
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- Name
- Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius DuBignon), 1897-1978 (Interviewee)
- Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with General Lucius D. Clay, 1973
- Abstract
- Election as chairman; problems of over-centralization; considerations behind diversification policy and specific acquisitions; formation of Europemballage; anti-trust problems over Hazel-Atlas and Gair; Continental Can's competitive standing; development and recruiting of new executive talent; public relations campaign of 1950s; seizure of Cuban assets by Castro; 1961 mission to Berlin
- Collection Name
- Continental Group project
- Subjects
- Executives; Government executives--United States; Veterans; International business enterprises; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius DuBignon), 1897-1978; Continental Can Company
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 92 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Army officer, government official, executive
- Note
- Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on October 16, 1973
- Note (Provenance)
- Lucius D. Clay, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13536882
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6vpj-5c23
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview