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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-WAH-03
Interviewee(s)
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Biographical Note
(1891 - 1986) U.S. Ambassador, USSR (1943–1946), UK (1946); Secretary of Commerce (1946–1948); governor, New York (1955–1959); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (1961–1963); Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1963–1965)
Interviewer(s)
Arthur Schlesinger
Michael Forrestal
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview, Harriman discusses American opinion on negotiations in Laos; U.S. negotiations and objectives in Indonesia; American relations with Achmed Sukarno; friction between the State Department and the Pentagon over who should control the situation in Vietnam, civilians or the military; Ngo Dinh Diem and the military coup that overthrew him; problems with and for newspapermen in Vietnam; and his opinion on where the United States went wrong in Vietnam, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
6 June 1965
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
W. Averell Harriman, recorded interview by Michael Forrestal and Arthur Schlesinger, June 6, 1965, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Person(s)
Organization(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.
Accession Number
OH 1990-030
Transcript
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