Oral history interview with James H. Douglas, Jr., 1972
- Name
- Douglas, James H. (James Henderson), 1899-1988 (Interviewee)
- Baker, T. H. (Thomas Harrison) (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with James H. Douglas, Jr., 1972
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of James H. Douglas, Jr., 1972
- Abstract
- Under Secretary of Air Force, Secretary of Air Force, Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1953-61; budget cuts; missile development: Navajo, Snark, Polaris, Thor, Jupiter; space program; military intelligence; U-2 flights; high flights over Berlin; building of Air Force Academy; Indo-China, Defense Intelligence Agency
- Collection Name
- Eisenhower administration project
- Subjects
- Cabinet officers--United States; Weapons systems; Douglas, James H. (James Henderson), 1899-1988; United States Air Force Academy; United States. Air Force; United States. Department of Defense
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 52 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Lawyer, cabinet member
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas Harrison Baker III on October 23, 1972
- Note (Provenance)
- James H. Douglas, Jr., Gift 1973
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13753676
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-fr2b-7d87
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.