Name
Killian, James Rhyne, 1904-1988 (Interviewee)
White, Stephen (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of James R. Killian, Jr., 1970
Abstract
Special Assistant to President Eisenhower for Science and Technology; President's Science Advisory Committee; Technological Capabilities Panel; Department of Defense; State Department; Central Intelligence Agency; National Security Council; National Science Foundation; relations with President Eisenhower; effect of Sputnik; science and government; influence and limitations of a science adviser; Def ense Communications Agency; Advanced Research Projects Agency; Geneva Conference on nuclear test detection
Collection Name
Eisenhower administration project
Subjects
Scientists; Science and state; United States Politics and government 1953-1961; Killian, James Rhyne, 1904-1988; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of State
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1970
Physical Description
400 pages
Note (Biographical)
Scientist, college administrator
Note
Interviewed by Stephen White on November 9, November 16, and December 7, 1969; and on February 1, February 16, February 23, March 22, and April 8, 1970
Note (Provenance)
James R. Killian, Jr., Gift 1970
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13756999
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-v9bx-jn23
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.