Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Title:

Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Number of Pages:

10

Description:

Biographical information; the duties of the deputy secretary of defense; how Nitze met LBJ; the issue of balancing deterrent and war fighting forces; maintaining an alliance among non-Communist countries; 1960 Department of Defense issues, such as disarmament, the development of weapons and relations with particular countries in the world; the changing nature of U.S. relations with Russia during JFK's administration.

Contributor:

Nitze, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1907-2004

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

Subject:

Nuclear weapons

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

Paul Henry Nitze

Interviewer(s):

Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-nitzep-19681120-1-74-209-a

Date:

1968-11-20

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)