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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-TCS-02
Interviewee(s)
Sorensen, Theodore C. (Theodore Chaikin), 1928-2010
Biographical Note
(1928 -2010) Staff assistant, speech writer to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1961); Special Counsel to the President (1961-1964).
Interviewer(s)
Carl Kaysen
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
This interview focuses on the Bay of Pigs Invasion, staffing changes, the Vienna meeting with Nikita Khrushchev, the Berlin Wall, National Security Council members, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
6 April 1964
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Theodore C. Sorensen, recorded interview by Carl Kaysen, April 6, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Place(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1971-010
Transcript
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