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William P. N. Edwards Oral History Interview
… william p. n. edwards oral history interview oral history interview with william p. n. edwards during world war ii and during the years of the truman administration, was assistant to chairman of british supply council, ministry of … by theodore a. wilson [1] wilson: you were in washington at some extremely interesting and eventful times both during the war and then after for three years. edwards: yes. wilson: one of the most difficult questions in studying this period is the … absolutely the right thing. the thing i admired him most about, i personally think, was the way he responded to the north korean invasion of south korea. he said, almost without hesitation, that this was aggression and must be stopped. aggression …
John D. Hickerson Oral History Interview
… (u.s.- canada) was quite effective. it was quite helpful to the administration and to the canadians. we weren't in the war at that time, and didn't come in for about 15 months after that. incidentally, it has always seemed a little bit curious … itself would be enough to restrain any aggression. indeed, the nato machinery wasn't really set up until after the korean attack, you know. we had the council provided for, but a supreme commander and all that sort of thing that came only … that time a lot of information was in. there was one very interesting thing that i don't think has ever been made public. korean president syngman rhee was absolutely terrified. now, i don't think that it was cowardice or anything like that, he …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, February 20, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., february 20, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional … [1133] when he wanted to extend a loan. congress again increased the bank's lending authority in 1951 in the midst of the korean war, this time to four and a half billion dollars, and directed the bank to place importance on the development of …
Samuel C. Brightman Oral History Interview
… post , station ksd in st. louis, and on the louisville courier-journal before i went into the service in [2] world war ii. after world war ii, i worked in the government with the surplus property administration, and the veterans emergency … foreign affairs? brightman: i think, normally, domestic issues are more important. there is no question that the [21] korean war hurt the democratic party in the 1950 midterm elections, and there is no question that the korean war was a very strong factor in the size of mr. eisenhower's majority in 1952, although, i happen to hold the personal …
The Truman White House Oral History Interview
… sent out -- might have been somewhat more than was true [5] because steelman at that time was taking down the office of war reconversion or reconstruction -- webb: mobilization and reconversion. stowe: so he was wearing two hats, and he had a … on nsc 68, i was the person who took it down to mr. truman in key west. it was finished about three weeks before the korean invasion. syd souers came over to my office one saturday morning and he said, 'now we've really got serious trouble, … the president. the first was to take him this paper, which formed the basis for the [65] quick decisions we made after the korean invasion; the second was to ask him to bring john foster dulles into the government because the republican pressure …
Vernice Anderson Oral History Interview
… mr. edwin a. locke, jr., one of the president's special assistants. (prior to that time i had worked briefly during world war ii in the office of the chief of staff of the air force.) when mr. locke completed his assignment at the white house and … service officer, an old friend of the jessups and mine. while in korea we traveled by a special train, prearranged by the korean government, to the 38th [28] parallel. this was a very exciting trip, since we had heard so much about this arbitrary … to the parallel. it was there that the jessups introduced me to their good friend, mr. walter sullivan, then covering the korean conflict for the new york times , now the science editor of that great newspaper. there were other distinguished …
John H. Ohly Oral History Interview
… h. ohly oral history interview oral history interview with john h. ohly attorney in the office of assistant secretary of war, 1940-46, later specializing in labor relations, manpower and related matters in the office of the under secretary of war … important history-shaping events occurred in the years following the period when the initial reactions to the korean invasion took place and that there were [41] various unrelated powerful, but poorly-understood, forces operating in … sociological effects, and the defection of tito. so many things happened in the world during the ten years following the korean invasion that it is hard to say, given the situation existing at the time, that the united states overreacted. there …
Frank Pace Jr. Oral History Interview, June 26, 1972
… with frank pace jr. washington d. c. june 26, 1972 by jerry n. hess [137] hess: mr. secretary, on the subject of the korean conflict and the possible use of atomic weapons therein, do you recall if the likelihood of using the atomic bomb in … at any of the meetings? pace: indeed it was. it was discussed really quite continuously over the latter period of the korean war. it was always discarded on two grounds: the first, that it would not be productive, that this was not the kind of war in …
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Oral History Interview
… seat in january of '39. i was his law clerk for a few months, and then i went back to the new deal and was there until the war. johnson: were you involved in drafting any of the arguments, as in 1937, to defend the new deal legislation? rauh: no. i … did lose seats. it was an off-year election. rauh: [william] benton lost in a victory for joe mccarthy. johnson: the korean war had started by this time. yes, i think that's when biemiller was defeated, and millard [73] tydings, i believe, … presidential commissions, desegregation of the armed forces did start. desegregation was accelerated apparently during the korean war. [74] rauh: oh, and you got the executive order by truman on the armed forces. [eo 9981, july 26, 1948, …
Clifford C. Matlock Oral History Interview
… the foreign economic administration i participated in the administration of lend-lease during the last two years of world war ii. i was especially involved in lend-lease transfers to the united kingdom and british commonwealth, and to the soviet … aid and defense support. this same thing became an issue in europe after 1949-1950, particularly with the advent of the korean war. since you did deal with the pentagon aspect, i am wondering if you were aware at your level of this dispute about … saying at the time) was simply a figure they thought they could get through [42] congress and it wasn't until after the korean war started that it was escalated to five billion. then it was for real and it was new production. mckinzie: but there …
Wilfred J. McNeil Oral History Interview
… 1901, although the navy records show 1900. hess: why did the navy records show 1900? mcneil: somebody had to be in world war i. hess: so you lied about your age to get in. [2] mcneil: no. i just got in the hands of an energetic recruiting … the secretaries, the chiefs, and myself were all called to the white house. hess: this was just at the beginning of the korean war? mcneil: july 5th. oh, it was 1949. hess: 1949, a year before the korean war. mcneil: july 5th, or july 7th. right out of the blue the president said, "listen, we're going to have this …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, June 18, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., june 18, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional snyder … could be summarized in three time periods: from april the 12th, 1945 to june 30, 1946; from july the 1st, 1946, until the korean conflict in 1950; and beginning with the fiscal year in 1951 until the end of the administration, matters revolved …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, October 28, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … he conducted an open feud with acheson, and this was particularly bad for the president because the climax came during the korean war. acheson had made a speech, with the president's approval, in which he drew a line. this line was in the far east. … smart thing for acheson to have done, or for truman to have approved because it was in a sense a green light to the north korean army, trained and equipped by the chinese communist military people as well as by soviet russia. all of its armored …
O.J. McDiarmid Oral History Interview
… tech, which is now carnegie-mellon university. i knew some people in the government, and they were [2] setting up a joint war production committee between the united states and canada. the idea was to use canadian facilities for subcontracting … further along in some arms fields than u.s. manufacturers. this committee was set up for the purpose of coordinating war production activities between the united states and canada. through our contacts at the university of toronto, i knew a … subsequently, it somewhat undervalued the japanese currency, so it gave them a very favorable export position. then, the korean war came along and that gave a great boost to japanese exports. so their position improved quite rapidly, although it …
Dr. John Parke Young Oral History Interview
… investigation of the united [2] states senate. i spent about two years, part of it in europe, studying the post-world war i currency problems, the hyper-inflation in europe and the effect upon the united states. i visited 15 european countries … a trade basis. but the aim should be to end the need for aid. that is what dean had in mind. fuchs: yes. the advent of the korean war, how did that affect your position in the division of international finance? young: well, i don't recall any major changes. our work went on pretty much as before. nor did the korean war have any great effect on the operation of the imf. several years after the war i went out to [53] korea and …
Edwards, India Papers
… june 16 married herbert threlkeld edwards and moved to washington, dc 1943 son, john holbrook moffett, killed in world war ii 1944 volunteer, women's division, democratic national committee (dnc) 1945-47 executive secretary, women's … other speech subjects include the united nations charter, the truman administration's agriculture plan (brannan plan), the korean war, social security, president truman's health care program, joseph mccarthy and communism, and the accomplishments of the …
Lucius D. Battle Oral History Interview
… w.] snyder and harriman and acheson and a number of others had had that experience in trying to get things done during the war and even before, in a very different kind of administrative situation. is it fair to say they were so grateful, or did it … and the challenge really of the republican party, on the loss of china. wilson: what role did the outbreak of the korean war have in confirming an effort to apply containment generally? if, speculating, if [24] korea had not occurred or … the whole bit. you had something to do, i think, with that whole . . . battle: yes, i was rather deeply involved in the korean thing. i was involved only in the sense that i represented my boss, but i was involved. not that i had any independent …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interview, August 1, 1972
… history interview, august 1, 1972 oral history interview with h. graham morison assistant to the general counsel of the war production board, 1941-43; captain, united states marine corps, 1943-45; special assistant to the attorney general of the … assignment of organizing and preparing for the establishment of the office of economic stabilization at the start of the korean war. when i accomplished this the president requested and the attorney general appointed me assistant attorney general … united states, president truman asked me to establish the office of economic stabilization -- this was at the start of the korean war. he knew of my service with the war production board and believed i was best qualified to undertake this difficult …
Theodore Achilles Oral History Interview
… washington, d.c. november 13, 1972 richard d. mckinzie [1] mckinzie: ambassador achilles, at the end of the second world war i believe you were first secretary in the embassy in london, is that correct? achilles: a bit later. from 1941 to 1945 i … full american intervention was desirable. it was also agreed that jack hickerson would bring up the case [84] of north korean aggression in the security council on the following day. he did so, denounced the russians, and the russians made … made speeches, he only asked questions. he was always helpful, he was always wise, and he was a great asset to us. the korean war helped us in nato because it succeeded in scaring the europeans considerably. we tried hard to get them to …
Milton P. Kayle Oral History Interview
… kayle oral history interview oral history interview with milton p. kayle executive secretary of appeals committee, war labor board, 1943; infantryman, u.s. army, 1946; writer, public affairs institute, 1948; budget analyst, legislative … process, you know, a human relations approach. i would like to see it used more. of course, we did later on. in the korean war, the tripartite approach came back. but i thought it made a great deal of sense. johnson: it entailed government … [59] from steelman's office, bob [robert c.] turner whom i recall but that may have been just a little later when the korean war came on in 1950. johnson: where was your office? kayle: it was in the executive office building. we had a huge …
Clayton Fritchey Oral History Interview, May 6, 1970
… he was the chief campaign manager, and when he wasn't there, i had to pinch hit for him. this is very like a g. h. q in war. it isn't [83] possible , if you took a call every two minutes, a long distance call every two minutes, to take all the … who introduced the marshall plan, the north atlantic treaty organization, the truman doctrine in the mediterranean, the korean war. he's the greatest anti-communist fighter this country has ever known, and to think that you can convince a number … 37 , 89 , 109-111 kefauver, estes, 48-49 , 52-53 kennedy, jack, 23 , 38 , 71-72 , 108-109 knox, frank, 59 , 104 , 106 korean war, 2-16 lawrence, david, 47 , 54 lemay, general curtis, 16 long, russell, 36 lloyd, david, 20 , 38 lovett, robert, …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, July 17, 1969
… administrative assistant to fdr prior to going over to the navy department. most of the administrative assistants in the war years, and this held true into the truman administration, were there for fairly brief periods. there might have been a … council in particular, and the many, many questions pertaining to defense matters that arose with the outbreak of the korean war in january 1950. it was, as a matter of fact, my involvement, my concentration on foreign matters, after the outbreak of the korean war, that led to my transferring from the immediate white house staff to that of averell [216] harriman in december …
Harry S. Truman Papers Staff Member and Office Files: Charles S. Murphy Files
… the series include the death of president roosevelt, nato, the united nations, foreign aid, the japanese peace treaty, the korean war, jefferson-jackson day, russia, inflation, the economy, native americans, monopolies, education, transportation, fiscal … speech before the president’s committee on national employ the physically handicapped week september 1, 1950, speech on korean war situation september 9, 1950, speech on defense production act [1 of 2] september 9, 1950, speech on defense …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Minnesota
… of work, but he doesn't understand civilian government. no professional general has ever made a good president. the art of war is too different from the art of civilian government. the democratic vice-presidential candidate is a man who came up to … against controlling prices. he will play on the hopes and fears of wives and mothers by pretending he knows how to end the korean war--when he knows of no solution. i know he knows of no solution because i made him chief of staff. i put him in … adviser-one of the principal ones up to the time he decided to run for president. and if he knew any panacea to end the korean situation, he should have told me and not make a campaign issue out of it. he will play on the hopes of our young men …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, January 15, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., january 15, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional … of course. that this devaluation was needed and beneficial cannot be doubted. from 1949 until the middle of 1950 when the korean war broke out, world trade showed promise of stabilizing itself and devaluation must get a share of the credit. yet, …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Iowa and Illinois
… the campaign. next tuesday, the voters are to participate in the most important election, in my opinion, since the civil war. they are to decide whether the progressive programs of the new and the fair deals are to continue to bring the country … direct benefit to the farmers and to the workingmen; and you can't count on them to keep us out of the danger of a general war. we are in a fight to stay out of world war iii, but if we follow the old guard republicans as they vote in congress, we … francisco or wichita--or cedar rapids. but our tasks are far from completed. we are still in danger. we have to bring this korean conflict to an end without appeasement, and without bringing on a general war. i believe we are going to do just that. …
Felix E. Larkin Oral History Interview
… what job did you do for him? [2] larxin: well, i did a review of navy court-martials. what happened was that after world war ii finished in 1945, in the next year there was a tremendous hue and cry about the sentences of all the fellows who were … were quite conscious of the position that truman was building up vis-a-vis the united nations and everything else on this korean thing, and that he was going to be very forthright about it. the way he was about so many things. so, i guess, it was … of his to be the next candidate. hess: did the political flavor of his handling of the job continue even after the korean invasion? larkin: i think so. i don't recall any difference, frankly. yes. [76] hess: he had another gentleman around, …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, September 3, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., september 3, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional … in the recorded portions that we have taken down the last few times: taxation for 1950; taxation during the period of the korean conflict, so that finishes [ 1927] all of the questions that i have on my list. just one question on taxes, what would …
Halvard M. Lange Oral History Interview
… had never been [2] seen earlier, and which has set a pattern for international cooperation of a new kind in the after-war period. we, of course, had our doubts at the time. you must remember that norway immediately after the war had the idea that we were well placed to play the part of mediator between the soviet union on the one hand, and the … look upon him as one of the great presidents of the united states. brooks: he says himself, and has many times, that the korean decision was the most difficult decision he had to make. mr. minister, in september of 1947, ambassador morgenstierne …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, March 5, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning … addressed the delegates. at that time i reminded [1214] them that the united states was then in the midst of the korean war, that our foreign obligations were already heavy, that our resources were naturally limited, and as a result the … however, the formal change, which came in 1951, had been foreshadowed by the development in the previous year when the korean war necessarily required the united states to put far greater emphasis on military preparedness at home, as well as …
Philip D. Reister Oral History Interview
… accurately, but my family pronounces it reister (ree-ster) because there was so much anti-german sentiment during world war i. i was born november 9, 1918, in lansing, michigan and then i lived in charlotte, which is 18 miles from there. i … this, i went to washington university at st. louis on the gi bill. i earned my medical degree there. then, during the korean war, i went back into the service at walter reed hospital, where i took my internship. that is where i met dr. graham, … ] list of subjects discussed barkley, alben, 2 benton, thomas hart, 11 graham, wallace, 2-3 . 6-10 , 12-17 ibn saud, 16 korean war, 2 nixon, richard m., 3 reister, philip d., 1-3 research hospital, 3 , 6 roosevelt, franklin d., 2 , 14 secret …
John F. Melby Oral History Interview, November 21, 1986
… on the cost of stopping it is going to be even greater. i think this accounts for a great deal of his attitude in the korean war, where he certainly was on the side of american involvement in [235] stopping what was believed to be then, and probably was, north korean aggression. this is where he had to live with the consequences, with his -- i forget what the number of the parallel …
The President's News Conference at Key West
… the president, no. [3.] q. mr. president, do you care to comment on the killing of the 2,500 american prisoners of war by the north koreans and chinese? the president. i think it is a horrible thing. i have no official facts on the subject … q. does that still go, mr. president? the president. still goes. [7.] q. mr. president, senator taft says that the korean war is a truman war and hasn't done any good. do you think that thing is in politics, or that it should be an issue in the …
Sir Alexander Cairncross Oral History Interview
… i went for six weeks, thinking that would be all; then, in fact, i stayed for the whole year. during the year the war in korea broke out, and at the end of the year there was the crisis over germany which was one of the most important … that oeec should be used to achieve some measure of economic integration, and that then, with the outbreak of the korean war, the united states gave up almost completely this idea and turned to you, particularly in the matter of raw … im a bit hazy about what was going on at that time. there were, certainly, immediately after the opening of the korean war, all the [11] discussions about the position of countries like sweden. the setting up of nato followed this …
Winthrop G. Brown Oral History Interview
… stayed there with his mission and his successors, philip reed, and amory houghton, and others, until may of 1945 when the war in europe was over. [3] that's a fascinating story in itself. mckinzie: i wonder if you might dwell for a moment on … wilcox as head of the trade [33] policy division. then i went over to international materials policy during the korean war off and on, and dealt with shortages of raw materials. mckinzie: did the division of commercial policy get … mckinzie: could you talk to me a little bit about your work with the office of international materials policy after the korean war started? particularly about the method of stockpiling that was a sensitive topic at the time. brown: yes. …
C. Tyler Wood Oral History Interview
… use to, perhaps, someone other than the people interested in just foreign aid. we'd like for you to go back as far as the war production board if you have any wilson: maybe the first question we might ask is -- why did you enter government … europe. people in europe were beginning to invest and show confidence though still a bit hesitantly. then this (the north korean invasion) happened halfway around the world and that first wave of recovery just collapsed. people in western europe … seen and in some recent memoirs, for example, dean acheson's memoirs -- a suggestion that in this period, 1946 until the korean war, there was almost total concentration upon europe. is that fair to say? wood: yes, i think so. there was of …
Russell L. Riley Oral History Interview
… russell l. riley oral history interview oral history interview with russell l. riley executive assistant, war assets administration, 1946-48; executive officer, office of educational exchange, 1948, asst. chief, division of … months, i was made assistant chief for the libraries operation and worked on that for about six or eight months. then the korean war hit -- maybe i worked longer than that. i think i did, i worked from the summer of 1949 until december of 1950. when the korean war came along, they set up the economic stabilization agency, which included the office of price stabilization, and …
Eugene Zuckert Oral History Interview
… oral history interview oral history interview with eugene zuckert special assistant to the assistant secretary of war for air, 1946-47; assistant secretary of the air force, 1947-52; and a member of the atomic energy commission, 1952-54. … of time was when there were great cutbacks as you mentioned in the budget and in [26] the armed service and when the korean war came we found ourselves under equipped to handle the situation properly. secretary johnson received a good deal of … had any great unpleasantness with him, but i took a trip to europe in june of 1950, because... hess: the same month as the korean invasion. zuckert: this was at the -- this was -- let's see. there had been the berlin airlift and we had the program …
Henri Lucien Bonnet Oral History Interview
… with senator truman, vice president-elect. i was very, very glad for having done that because we spoke about the war, about desecration, for perhaps a quarter of an hour, or twenty minutes. i had had twenty minutes with president … bill through the congress. in my opinion, lend-lease meant that there should be in the future, at the end of the war, an equitable and just division of the losses, that is, financial and economic losses between the allies. that would mean … ago. [38] bonnet: no, i think that one could have done much better, but then that's another question. wilson: yes. did the korean war slow down the american push for a united europe, because of the necessity for rearming? bonnet: no, it did not. i …
Clark M. Clifford Oral History Interview, April 19, 1971
… had the feeling at the time that it would be of tremendous aid to this country in facing any other danger, and possible war, to have a backlog of trained men. we have gone through very difficult times in world war ii, training an army quickly after we became involved following pearl harbor in 1941. [108] i recall president truman … them very often? as i have read, he met infrequently with the national security council, at least up until the time of the korean invasion. clifford: again, it's been so long ago that i do not [127] have a very clear recollection of it. i am …
Arthur S. Flemming Oral History Interview
… colleagues on the commission asked me to accept responsibility for the commission's role in the defense program, later the war program. not long after that, the president established by executive order the war manpower commission, which was chaired by paul mcnutt, former governor of indiana. the president asked me to serve on … in '49 the soviet union did explode their first a-bomb, and then we went to h-bombs. so they did have the bomb when the korean war started, the soviets. flemming: well, let me say this. during the truman administration, i was not involved to any …
Richard D. Weigle Oral History Interview
… college and taught there. [3] one of the three courses that i taught was called, "problems of the pacific." when the war came along in 1942, i had to resign from carleton because of college policy, in order to accept an appointment in the … bergin and later general hadon l. boatner. (boatner in the '50s went to koje to settle a prison camp uprising during the korean war, as you may know). boatner had been relieved at myitkyina because he [6] apparently had been unable to make any … good many [11] more in the various divisions. we had ca, the division of chinese affairs, na, the division of japanese and korean affairs, sea, the division of southeast asian affairs, and pi, as i think it was called, the division of philippine …
C. Girard Davidson Oral History Interviews
… general counsel, 1943-46; consultant office of production management, washington, 1941-42; assistant general counsel, war production board, 1944-45; assistant secretary of the interior, 1946-50; national democratic elector, 1952; member of the … florida, 210 keyserling, leon, 3 , 63 kingsley, david, 59 kingsley, j. donald, 63 , 70 , 95, 96 knoxville, tennessee, 2 korean war, 158-159 krooth, david, 3 krug, julius a., 5, 6, 7, 14-15 , 22 , 23 , 31 , 34 , 38 , 47 , 48 , 58 , 88 , 130 , 147 , 148 …
Marx Leva Oral History Interviews
… harbor, the general counsel of the office of production management, which by that time i think had been changed to the war production board, the general counsel, mr. john lord o'brian, made me counsel for the automotive branch of the war … with the transition. i'm jumping way ahead. his successor [21] transitioned in and out fairly fast and we were in the korean war and one thing led to another. in any event, it was five years before i got out. hess: one question on the … very ineffective, but he had a good chief of naval operations. hess: jumping ahead just a bit, but during, the time of the korean war, at the time of his resignation, he made a speech. i'm not sure if it was in new york--he made a speech on the way …
Paul H. Nitze Oral History Interviews, August 5 and August 6, 1975
… director, foreign procurement and development branch, foreign economic administration; and, as special consultant to the war department. he served during the truman administration as vice-chairman, u.s. strategic bombing survey, 1944-46; deputy … of point iv program; truman doctrine; trieste question; nsc-68; joint strategic survey committee; nuclear war strategy; korean war; dismissal of general macarthur; north atlantic treaty organization; german rearmament; french indo-china; middle … of serious issues on this whole question of the effectiveness of nuclear weapons which we discussed in connection with the korean war. i believe that it was inherent in general macarthur's position that the alternative was expanding the korean war …
Richard Cull Jr. Oral History Interview
… an election where voters turned their backs on the policies of woodrow wilson, the democrat who was president during world war i. cox endorsed those policies, which included support for the league of nations. so i came back to dayton in 1924 and … the library. johnson: of course, that's an event that you wouldn't [52] forget. that was when we were doing well in the korean war, and then things turned bad. then, macarthur got fired. did you have anything to do with covering that at all, … defeated governor cox [86] when harding beat him soon after world war i, maybe so. i think you said something about the korean war and its impact. you know, it was more of "vote for ike." in fact, when eisenhower said he would go to korea to try …
Rear Admiral Donald J. MacDonald Oral History Interview
… cruiser division 9, then stationed in hawaii. but president roosevelt, knowing that we were going to be involved in a war eventually, wanted to make arrangements with the british to see how we could help, and decided to send admiral ghormley … johnson was out. hess: well, that was also about a month -- if it was in august, that was about a month or so after the korean war started. the korean war started the last of june of 1950. macdonald: well, this as i recall, was at least a month before johnson left, at …
Leo R. Werts Oral History Interview
… werts oral history interview oral history interview with leo r. werts manpower specialist, office of price management, war production board, war manpower commission, 1941-45; manpower, labor advisor, director manpower division, u.s. military … into that. actually, i think i was in international [41] labor affairs at that juncture only for about a year, then the korean conflict came along. the secretary established a new unit to handle manpower in connection with the korean conflict, called the defense manpower administration, and i was moved over. fuchs: was this in the department of …
Dr. John R. Steelman Oral History Interview, February 29, 1996
… assistant to the president, 1945-46; the assistant to the president, 1946-53. also served as director of the office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1946; chairman of the president's scientific research board, 1946-47; acting chairman of … johnson: how about defense spending? what was your position on defense spending, do you remember? this was before the korean war started, like in 1948-49. did you feel that the spending on defense department was too much or too little? … settle. then in 1950 the railroads again had to be seized by the [168] government to keep them running, even after the korean war had started. so you're in the railroad business quite a bit. steelman: that's right, quite a bit. johnson: when …
Douglas Ensminger Oral History Interview
… get more input into, not only the point iv program, but these other programs that were slowly evolving in this post-world war ii period? ensminger: i was in the office of foreign agricultural services at that particular time. and it's interesting … [86] ensminger: okay, but i say we found that the countries bargained with us. taylor: how much impact do you think the korean war had on our attitude in foreign policy, it was changed from preventing communist revolutions in the underdeveloped … understand the debates in congress, and all the things that came out of the hearings. taylor: what influence did the korean war have on the totality of our foreign aid program? ensminger: well, i don't think there's any question that the …
The President's News Conference
… mcmahon's speech the other day, and your own statements, do you think that russia has lost the initiative in the cold war? 3 the president. that's a question i can't answer. we will have to wait for results to find out whether that is true or … fight for. q. the other fellow has to use the force first? the president. i didn't say that. that is what brought on the korean thing. [5.] q. mr. president, do you consider the proposals made by senator mcmahon either practical or desirable? the … 165 [8]. [12.] q. mr. president, in 1947 the united states sponsored a united nations resolution for the extradition of war criminals. recently there was discovered in california a nazi war criminal named artukovic, and jewish organizations …
Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr. Oral History Interview
… with the united states government, 1933-51, including service as director, bureau of plans and statistics, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945; chief, mission for economic affairs (with rank of minister), london, england, … how things looked to you, at the time you were in london, about what was going on in washington in the period late in the war and in the immediate postwar period. what did you feel they knew about the situation? how much awareness did you think … period--pretty technical and highly administrative, dealing with the whole set of problems of export control. we had a korean war, the licensing powers and i had the administration of that licensing operation. we got ourselves up to our necks …
Elsey, George M. Papers
… policies, the marshall plan, palestine, the point four program, soviet union, loyalty investigations, internal security, korean war, legislation, national defense, armed forces unification, and reorganization of the executive branch. notable documents … august 11: conference on aging letter 1950, august 30: voice of america letter box 34 1950, september 1: fireside chat on korean situation 1950, september 9: defense production act speech 1950, september 13: message to congress on general marshall …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interviews
… elman, philip, 223-225 elsey, george, 67 , 97 , 102 , 141-144 espionage. see internal security espionage, in italy, world war ii, 683-701 , 961-962 , 981-984 , 991-992 ethics in government, 265-279 , 1029-1033 also see lobbyists, and influence … , 880-883 , 897-899 , 900-905 , 1064 , 1077-1078 "knock on every door" campaign tactic, 228-256 , 556-560 , 606 , 662-663 korean war, 161-162 and u.s. intervention, 365-366 krug, julius, 82-83 l landry, robert, 158 larue, paul, 902 lawton, fred, 99 …
Gould Lincoln Oral History Interview
… prominence as a senator when he was head of the committee investigating certain aspects of the conduct of the second world war. i think he did a very good job. before that i'd known him. hess: you had known him before that? [2] lincoln: well, i had … elizabeth bentley and all that... lincoln: yes, that stuff wasn't helping truman at all, [23] and another thing was the korean war, and that was a very unpopular war, as you know, and just as unpopular as this vietnam war is now, or even more … things, and the whole thing together was calculated to lower mr. truman's popularity. there's no doubt about it that the korean war was a very definite handicap to the democrats at that time. hess: mr. lincoln, where would you place mr. truman on …
William T. Golden Oral History Interview
… consultant to the u.s. president to review organization of the government's military-scientific activities incident to the korean war, consultant to director of the budget, 1950-51; member of military procurement task force of the commission on … it was in the office of defense mobilization, and because actually what started all of this was the outbreak of the korean [22] war, in the summer of 1950. johnson: june of '50. golden: yes. that caused some congressional leaders to press …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interviews
… nash papers finding aid oral history interviews with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority problems, 1946-52, and an administrative assistant to the president, … , 341 , 430 , 662 , 758 kirwan, michael j., 427-428 klamath indians, 26 , 27 , 31 , 36 , 708-709 knoxville, tennessee, 36 korean war, 71 , 117 , 240 , 591 , 595 , 677 , 678 , 730 , 759 , 760 krock, arthur, 591 ; 592-593 , 594 kroll, jack, 732 , …
The President's News Conference
… of the internal revenue, so i can't give you an answer. [10.] q. mr. president, do you regard this country as being at war ? the president. this country is trying to assist the united nations in preventing aggression, just as it did in greece … did in berlin, and in several other instances. q. this all goes to the supreme court argument, mr. president. are we under war conditions ? the president. i don't think i ought to make any direct comment on the arguments that are made to the … would like to ask you one more question. you issued a statement 4--i have forgotten--a week or so ago, with respect to the korean negotiations. i wonder if there has been any result from that statement, or negotiations broken off-- the president. …
Col. R. Allen Griffin Oral History Interview
… [1] fuchs: might we start with a little background on your career, colonel griffin? griffin: well, in the first world war i had been a captain of infantry and i commanded a company of riflemen successfully. when the war was over i went home to … forth. i told him, "no," i was going home. fuchs: this was 1952 when you resigned. you did serve during the period of the korean war in 1951 and part of '52. what were your principal activities then? griffin: well, my principal activity, really, … been a charge made that funds were diverted, in the sense that we promised new equipment to countries there, and then the korean war came and we were taking the new equipment and giving them used equipment. have you any reflections on that? [66] …
Thomas C. Mann Oral History Interview
… by accident, the accident i just described, a jurisdictional problem. mckinzie: when you went on these missions during the war, i understand a great deal of your work involved safeguarding sources of materials and keeping trade flowing into the … think that's obviously silly, and some day it will be realized and corrected. mckinzie: how did your work change when the korean war started? mann: oh, i don't know that my work changed very much. we were interested in getting support. [66] the korean thing was tied into the u.n., and this is when it really broke down -- when the russians vetoed and walked out. it was …
Dr. Wallace H. Graham Oral History Interview, January 10, 1976
… first armoured then in rijmegen, holland. the first time that i knew, actually, what was taking place was after the war was finished in germany. we were sent down to stuttgart, germany where i was awaiting plans to materialize to go to … me up, but that was it. we found out that he won, and then we came back to the muehlebach in kansas city. now, about the korean affair, there seems to be so much time differentials that i read about, where he made decisions of one thing or … floyd, 63 bradley, omar n., 54 brandenburg gate, berlin, germany, 9 brannan, charles, 47 china, participation of in korean war, 52-54 churchill, winston, 17 clifford, clark m., 22 , 38 connelly, matthew j., 41-42 d-day, world war ii, 1-2 …
Wallace H. Graham Oral History Interview
… time. my father james w. graham then did night duty for extra income at the st. joseph hospital number 2. when world war i began, my father left highland, kansas for active army service. he enlisted as a first lieutenant in the medical corps, … something comparable. did truman threaten to drop a big one on them? he did somebody, some time. johnson: well, during the korean war, you know, he was asked if he would rule out the atomic bomb, and he said he wouldn't rule out the use of any … that's when prime minister attlee came to washington to discuss this matter with him. this was during the crisis of the korean war, after the chinese intervention and offensive in december of 1950. that was a terrible month for president truman, …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Ohio
… and keep prosperity and full employment in this country--and we have done it throughout this difficult period after world war ii. and on the international scene, we have taken the lead in forging an alliance of free countries so strong that the … were in control of congress, and that "good-for-nothing, do-nothing" 80th congress laughed at my efforts. then the korean emergency came along, and by the time we got a controls bill passed and the stabilization agencies established, the … his own party in congress in 1949 and 1950 voted against aid for korea. and the record shows we have built up a fine south korean army, which is now providing more than half of the frontline troops, and is providing a bigger proportion of those …
Merrill C. Gay Oral History Interview
… that attracted many high caliber "professionals." mckinzie: how did you feel about cordell hull's view that after the war there was going to have to be more economic integration than there had ever been before? gay: this was one of the reasons … one of the missions. but my branch of specialists -- twelve to fifteen varying from time to time -- participated in many korean policy decisions. korea was also brought into the ecafe and the colombo plan. and like japan, even hosted the colombo … aid from the united states to far eastern and middle eastern countries, particularly after 1950 with the beginning of the korean war. much of that aid, though, was not going into development -- much of it was going into military preparedness. did …
The President's News Conference
… revenue. q. mr. president, may i ask a question? the president. sure. [10.] q. senator taft has been saying that the korean war is truman's war--a useless war, i mean. i don't know whether there has been an effective answer on that-i wonder if you would comment on …
Frank Pace Jr. Oral History Interview, January 22, 1972
… of our meeting on monday afternoon we were discussing, the reduction that took place in the armed services between world war ii and the korean conflict. how significant in that matter of reducing the budget and reducing the armed forces was mr. truman' s desire … was also having dinner that evening at the same place. and dean rusk was called and advised that evening about the north korean invasion of south korea and he advised me and he went to the state department and i went to the pentagon and i was …
The President's News Conference
… take possession of and operate the [5.] q. mr. president, are you as optimistic as the pentagon on the progress of the war in korea? the president. i take my military advice from the military leaders, and i am optimistic, as they are. [6.] q. … mr. president, trygve lie, in his report on the united nations, said that the real crisis would come after we had won the korean war--that is, a crisis in world affairs; and he recommended high level meetings between the east and west to solve that …
Harold L. Enarson Oral History Interview
… and its larger dimension. that began to help focus my interests in that area. remember, in the times following world war ii we had this huge clash of big labor and big [2] corporations. it's almost impossible to reconstruct the passion and … traveled to canada to study their system at one time. i'm not clear on the exact dates and i don't know exactly when the korean crisis heated up, but, in any event, by the end of the summer, i was suddenly invited -- i guess it was by dave stowe … largely with price and wage stabilization matters, defense, the mobilization effort as we got deeper and deeper into the korean conflict and as the chinese marched across the yalu. then, there was charles murphy, a north carolinian, who was the …
Matthews, Francis P. Papers
… na navy league of the u.s. - frank hecht, president ni no o' o'sullivan, congressman eugene d. oa op pa pe pf philippine war damage commission portrait, secretary of the navy pr box 29 q ra rea ren ril roe ros ru sa sch sci box 30 sel shi sk sn … f., before the naval order of the united states, december 14, 1950 hume, maj. general e. e., "u.n. medical service in the korean conflict," june 17, 1951 international chamber of commerce, u.s. council, statement, "business and international … [2 of 2] 1950, august, boston speech - "preventive war" controversy 1950, november, philippines trip box 53 1950-1951, korean conflict 1951, macarthur dismissal 1951 macarthur hearings 1951, secretary of the navy - miscellaneous 1951-1952, …
Oral History Interview
… bingham: yes, in 1951, about the middle of 1951no, earlier in 1951, i had thought of coming back to washington. the korean war was on and i felt, i had an urge to get back into public service. i was practicing law but i was bored with it. and i …
Connelly, Matthew J. Papers
… met every week when the president was in washington, but the meetings increased in frequency following the outbreak of the korean war in 1950. connelly's papers comprise five series. the first series, notes on cabinet meetings i, contains summaries of …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interview, August 10, 1972
… history interview, august 10, 1972 oral history interview with h. graham morison assistant to the general counsel of the war production board, 1941-43; captain, united states marine corps, 1943-45; special assistant to the attorney general of the … particular assignment and what problems you were faced with? morison: yes, i remember it came as a great surprise, the korean war was coming on and i was called over to the white house, and i forget whether charlie was then counsel, i guess he … the president was authorized in a national emergency to establish an agency to control prices and wages. in view of the korean conflict the president had to stabilize prices and wages. it was named the office of economic stabilization. so, i …
Donald C. Blaisdell Oral History Interview
… this he saw through some kind of a world-wide organization, comparable to the league of nations from the first world war and, of course, anticipating the united nations after world war ii. one of the organizational efforts that he made was in 1939, just at the time of the outbreak of war, setting up the … perhaps i should be succeeded by somebody who was more in sympathy with [200] the way things were going at the time. the korean war in 1950, in one way gave the united nations a shot in the arm. but then we realized that it was just a happy …
Nicholas G. Thacher Oral History Interview
… charge afghanistan-pakistan affairs, 1954-56; 1st secretary american embassy, baghdad, iraq, 1956-58; assigned national war college, 1958-59; deputy director, office near eastern affairs, department of state, 1955-62; consular of embassy … arabia. the [49] only people who were susceptible was the iraqi monarchy. and that's how it came about. johnson: did the korean war trigger this effort to get the military alliances there in southeast asia, or was it maybe nato? thacher: it was a series of events. the korean war, as naked communist aggression, was certainly a very important event, but the berlin blockade, the conquest of …
John L. Sullivan Oral History Interview
… school. i entered dartmouth in 1917 and left the following year to join the united states navy. at the conclusion of the war, i returned to dartmouth where i graduated in 1921. in 1924 i received my law degree from harvard university. in 1928 i … quite well. we had our differences of opinion, but we got along well and still do. hess: at this time, and before the korean war, many of the services were being cut back. according to some of the figures that i have seen, the air force was … day dinner (1952), 79 johnson, louis a., 4-6 , 56-63 , 65 , 71-74 kefauver, estes, 77 , 78 , 80 , 81 knox, frank, 17 , 18 korean war, 73 krug, julius a., 85 , 86 landry, robert, 52 , 53 leahy, william d., 50 "little cabinet," 28 long, russell, 34 …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, October 16, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … side. then eisenhower, in detroit made this demagogic speech: "i shall go to korea." people were pretty unhappy about that korean conflict, and the implication of this statement by ike was that by going to korea he would end the korean war. my recollection is that when this came out, we were somewhere in ohio, or indiana, and truman made a speech... …
Martin L. Friedman Oral History Interview
… is what i remember. morrissey: could you give me a little biographical background [2] on how you got into world war ii and your relationship with donald dawson that began then? friedman: well, i had come out of college to the labor … h., 6 internal security, senate subcommittee on, 21-23 justice, department of, 25-26 , 36 kaiser, philip m., 6 , 17-18 korean war, 31-32 "little cabinet" committee. 5-6 . 16-17 loyalty-security program, report suggesting changes in, 1952, 25-26 … presidential transition, 1952-53, 25-26 president's committee on executive reserve, 5-7 , 16-17 price control legislation, korean war, 16 recorder of deeds, district of columbia, 41 reorganization of government departments, 26 state, department …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 20, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … . hess: a member of henry luce's organization nevertheless. nixon: to bring this into focus it must be remembered that the korean conflict was highly unpopular, just as the war in vietnam now is. the reasons [926] and the necessities for it should … a pistol pointed at the head of japan. [930] the campaign seemed, at that point, obviously to hinge almost entirely on the korean conflict. this detroit statement by eisenhower, written for him by a luce minion, was, in fact, sheer demagoguery. …
Francis Russell Oral History Interview
… a thoughtful, soft-spoken man from georgia, his family owned a small-town newspaper, he'd been in the navy during world war ii, which took him into various parts of latin america, after the war was over he came around to the office of public … set the record straight as with the one by acheson on china, but we didn't have any anti-mccarthy programs. mckinzie: the korean war obviously changed just about everything, changed the focus, at least, and the emphasis in the state department. … 5-6 , 40 , 41 hull, cordell, 1 , 3 , 5 , 19 independence, missouri, 33 india, 32 , 36 indochina, 32 jones, joseph, 28 , 42 korean war, 40 kremlin, 48 kuhn, delia, 30 , 36 kuhn, ferdinand, 30 laramie, wyoming, 20 latin america, 4 league of nations …
Frederick J. Lawton Oral History Interview
… because of a possible rise in prices, things of that sort. of course, we were in a period following the close of world war ii, and the redevelopment of industry and national economy, so that there was a changing price situation. also the … and the service secretaries and the joint chiefs before a final decision was made on the military budget during the korean period. in those cases, the issues were settled before they actually got into any message stage. [18] it became then a … that it would ride high enough on the water to clear the locks. morrissey: could you elaborate a bit on the impact of the korean war on budget making? lawton: well, the program, of course, had to shift rather immediately to a high production …
Burrus, Rufus B. Papers
… county budgeting and financing are also covered. the u.s. army file documents burrus's service in the army during world war ii and in the army reserve from 1927 to 1941 and 1945 to 1975. the series includes information about army reserve summer … to it] foreign policy [truman's handwritten note of january 27, 1952 concerning the use of the atomic bomb to end the korean war; reaction to francis lowenheim's article of august 1980 on this issue] wentworth military academy speech, by harry … 1955-57] [3 of 3] fyke farmer vs. harry s. truman and j.m. rountree [attempt to subpoena truman in a case relating to the korean war, 1956] press release of speech by harry s. truman, 1957 [relating to the powers and duties of the president] …
Keith Wilson Jr. Oral History Interview
… is a subdivision of cleveland called wilson's mill; that was the wilson family lumber mill. perry [3] left after the civil war -- his father served in the ohio volunteers -- and in the '90s he [perry] and his brother came west. benjamin went down … wife, who came from garden city. heller's was one of the few units in the army reserves that was recalled during the korean conflict, because he ran such a tremendous unit, spic and span, and they pulled him in. heller just recently retired … mag? wilson: i then went to work with stinson, mag and actually i stayed with them through my military service. during the korean conflict i was on active duty at the infantry school at ft. benning, georgia. after i exited service -- it was the …
Robert L. Dennison Oral History Interview
… controversy, 15 , 17 , 19 , 28 jones, roger, 33 kennan, george, 124-127 key west, and "little white house,", 53-55 , 87-92 korean conflict, entry of united states forces, 114-119 landry, general robert b., 40 , 41 , 179 lovett, robert, 146 , 147 … treaty of reciprocal assistance, 3-4 ross, charles g., 40 , 41 rusk, howard, 29 shangri-la, 92-94 , 100 state, war and navy coordinating committee, 9 stowe, david, 100 , 182 sullivan, john l., 10 , 13 , 17 , 41 , 57-58 resignation of, …
Audiovisual Materials Collection
… active retirement. the collection also includes significant numbers of photographs relating to world wars i and ii and the korean war and to the lives and careers of many of truman's friends and associates. while a growing number of photographs are …
Robert Wyatt Oral History Interview
… your parents had lived on that land for a number of years? wyatt: my granddad bought this land a few years after the civil war. johnson: what was his name? wyatt: wylie wyatt. [3] johnson: he came here and kind of homesteaded, or bought a farm, right after the civil war you say? wyatt: well, he was up north of the river after the war, and then came down in 1886, wasnt it mom? mrs. wyatt: … wasnt that big an elevator. johnson: i know mr. truman was rather unpopular in 1952, the last year of his presidency. the korean war was still going on; that was the main thing, and then there were people complaining about communists in …
Isaac N. P. Stokes Oral History Interview
… p. stokes oral history interview with isaac n. p. stokes member of legal staff of office of production management, 1941, war production board, 1942-45, assistant general counsel, 1943-45, solicitor, 1945; associate chief, division of … work on the legal staff of what was then called the office of production management. after pearl harbor it was renamed the war production board. so i did that, thinking that this was a good opportunity for service in the war effort. although we … that. i think that it's hard to say. i guess the u.n. really reached its height after i left the department, in the korean crisis. owing to the lucky fluke that the soviet union was boycotting the security council for entirely different …
Lord Oliver Franks Oral History Interview
… honor our commitments." gold and dollars flowed out to belgium, argentina, and a score of countries to whom britain owed war incurred trading debts. that [13] experiment in freeing up trade and currency had been disastrous for us. britain had … to rearm germany was obviously taken against the background of uncertainty whether the soviets intended to let the war in korea be the prelude to general hostilities. the united states and the united kingdom had been caught in berlin and … to go with, he accepted it. mclellan: what was your opinion of the truman-acheson [22] china policy in the year before the korean war? what were the circumstances under which britain recognized and the united states did not? franks: let me begin by …
The President's News Conference
… q. mr. president, going back to umt, a hill source said that your position was that you would not use umt until after the korean war, even if it were voted. is that correct, sir? the president. well, the situation with respect to umt has been very …
Dirk U. Stikker Oral History Interview, July 14, 1970
… was there a contradiction in u.s. policy? stikker: it came to us in a way as a shock, and a surprise. during the war we had been cut off from everything that happened in the rest of the world. we didn't know a thing. in the netherlands we … transfer of sovereignty was in '49. wilson: this is a hypothetical question. what would have been the situation had the korean war occurred in 1947, [10] say, rather than in . . . stikker: well, yes, then naturally that would have been … affairs had been solved, except the problem of coal, a fuel. the balance of [47] payments had improved a lot. the korean war changed that again. but the main issues when we started with oecd, was the dollar gap and the difficulties in …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, April 9, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., april 9, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional snyder … about the lack of defense preparation. you must recall that this was in 1949 and only about eight months before the korean thing broke out. they were discussing about strange ships coming by and that they didn't know what was going on. so i …
Samuel P. Hayes Oral History Interview
… do. i went down to washington in '42, when i entered government, starting with some of the domestic economic agencies, war production and opa. i then moved into the lend-lease administration and served abroad and in washington for lend-lease … about the consequences of the mission. i was wondering to what extent you attribute whatever satisfactions you felt to the korean war. in short, where does the logic end and the fear generated by korea begin, or is that a fair question? hayes: … well, i think that while these things always are slow and frustrating, perhaps because of the energy generated by the korean war we did get action quite soon on a considerable number of the proposals that we had made. in contrast to other …
The President's News Conference
… is what we have been working for constantly and continually. 2 see 1945 volume, this series, items 26, 27. when the cold war started in greece and turkey, and berlin, and finally in korea, we had to put forth every effort possible to prevent all the free world from coming under communist control. up to date, we have been successful in preventing a third world war. conditions at the present time are very grave. we have been faced with a steel, strike and an oil strike, and we are now … [20.] q. mr. president, have you anything to add to your statement on korea 12 yesterday? the president. no comment on the korean situation. my statement and general ridgway's13 covered the situation, and there shouldn't be talk about it in the …
Address at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis
… home promptly, and without appeasement. knowing very well that tremendous strides have been made in creating a tough south korean army of 400,000 men, yet he suggests that his old friends and colleagues in the armed services have been delinquent in … be held in reserve while the newly trained koreans did all the fighting? they did not. they express admiration for their korean allies, but they know the koreans cannot yet hold the line alone. listen to what sergeant first class james shatto of … there speaks a fighting soldier. and corporal harvey d. jones, of crumpier, west virginia, said this is a united nations war, and that the united states is obligated to share in the fighting and not remain in the rear and let others do the dirty …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interview, June 5, 1967
… interview, june 5, 1967 oral history interview with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority … with an executive order that covered the military. there was strong pressure for a fepc, particularly as we got into the korean war. nobody felt that this was feasible in this context, but i felt there was something that could be done, that would … acquired quite a bit of all three as the years went by. you must also remember that we were in the period [677] of the korean war. hess: when the war came along and more products were needed, did that do any damage to the government contract …
Henry L. Deimel Oral History Interview
… luck henry francis grady became my mentor; he had been commercial attaché in london and the hague after the first world war. i became his teaching fellow my last year, and he became chairman of my ph.d. committee when i finally found something … for instance by president coolidge's famous dictum, "the business of america is business;" and coolidge on the war debt, "they hired the money, didn't they?" the major effort of the very good few men in the economic advisors office in … the beginning of the eisenhower period, because i was here during the elections. i was in india during the opening of the korean war and all the turnover that came; i was here on a long vacation during the summer of '52. let's see, my second …
Charles P. Kindleberger Oral History Interview
… that would be a good experience. fairly stupid of me to do that, because a man with broader vision could have seen a war was coming, but i couldn't. i agreed in february of '39 to go to europe to work for three years. it happened that with … with my wife. we had no children at the time. after the fall of paris though i decided i wanted to get out. either the war would be short and the wrong people would win, or [6] it would be long and it was a poor place to be. so emile despres, … economic affairs, a division of the state department, and they. were going to set up a division on japan and korean economic affairs. would i take over, and bring in my gang which were all streaming back from overseas? we went to …
Joseph D. Coppock Oral History Interview
… interview with joseph d. coppock economist, u.s. department of agriculture, 1941; special assistant to the vice chairman, war production board, 1942; price executive, chemical and drugs bureau, office of price administration, 1943; economic … to the economic and social council of the united nations, new york, geneva, santiago, 1946-52; civilian faculty, national war college, 1951-53. state college, pennsylvania july 29, 1974 by richard d. mckinzie see also joseph d. coppock papers … strategy of the first order. mckinzie: could i ask you to talk about events in 1949, '50 and '51 around the time of the korean war and truman's sudden concern with underdeveloped areas in the world? this must have affected your work. coppock: …
John M. Cabot Oral History Interview
… into two compartments, i think. the first was carrying out the policies which were necessary in the persecution of the war. my principal job as the [5] officer primarily responsible for central america (it was only later that the caribbean … independence, but not to be provocative with advice the finns didn't need. mckinzie: you were there at the time the korean war broke out and in a very good observation point, at least in regards to scandinavian countries. how did they think … russians held this over them. [95] mckinzie: they were not particularly upset by the buildup of nato forces after the korean war began? cabot: no. i think that was before germany entered the nato alliance. mckinzie: yes, but there was, of …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interview, August 16, 1972
… history interview, august 16, 1972 oral history interview with h. graham morison assistant to the general counsel of the war production board, 1941-43; captain, united states marine corps, 1943-45; special assistant to the attorney general of the … whether on the white house grounds or not, in deep thought with his hand like this, looking down, at the time of the korean war, to exemplify the agony and the problems of the chief executive, which i thought was a great picture. i never have … he didn't call me," but he said, "you know about it charlie, you were privy to it," (talking to charlie murphy) "when the korean war came on general macarthur was making a grandstand play with his corn cob pipe just like his filmed landing in the …
Henry Byroade Oral History Interview
… summary description: topics discussed include the building of airfields in the china-burma-india theater during world war ii; operations over the "hump" to china; the ledo road; the flying tigers; the bombing of tokyo; the marshall mission to … sure. [81] johnson: in other words, this idea about a neutral, unified germany may have still had some validity until the korean invasion? byroade: well, i don't know. we were getting pretty tense, fed-up, and leery of the russians even before … of truman. johnson: yes. i wonder when this meeting might have taken place. are we talking about early 1950, before the korean war, do you believe? byroade: i'm not sure of that. it would have been three or four months before ike went to europe. …