Reminiscences of Edward Betzig, 1986
- Name
- Betzig, Edward Carl, 1914-2009 (Interviewee)
- Williams, James D (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Edward Betzig, 1986
- Abstract
- Childhood in New York City; education at Colgate and Columbia Universities; service in World War II; travel in Brazil after war; joins Institute of Inter-American Affairs; impressions of work in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and South America; evaluation of effectiveness of US foreign policy in Latin America; discussion of effects of travel on self and family
- Collection Name
- Institute of Inter-American Affairs project
- Subjects
- Government executives--United States; Economic assistance, American; United States Foreign relations; United States Politics and government 1933-1945; Latin America Description and travel; Latin America Politics and government 1933-1945; Betzig, Edward Carl, 1914-2009; Institute of Inter-American Affairs (U.S.)
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1986
- Note (Biographical)
- Foreign aid advisor
- Note
- Interviewed by James D. Williams on May 7, 1986
- Note (Provenance)
- Edward Betzig, Gift 1988
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 14952043
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-jtm9-kr83
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.