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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
RFKOH-WAH-01
Interviewee(s)
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Biographical Note
(1891 - 1986) U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1943–1946) and the United Kingdom (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); negotiator for the United States (1963, 1968, 1969); presidential adviser
Interviewer(s)
Larry J. Hackman
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Harriman discusses his role in the State Department and how it developed over time; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] work on the Special Committee for Counter Insurgency in Latin America; various criticisms of RFK’s travels and his work on the counter insurgency committee, especially by the younger generation; how Lyndon B. Johnson supported RFK in his 1964 Senate campaign; RFK’s trip to Africa; and RFK and Vietnam, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
13 March 1970
Deed Status
Deposit Agreement
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1969-1981.
Preferred Citation
W. Averell Harriman, recorded interview by Larry J. Hackman, March 13, 1970, (page number), Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Program of the John F. Kennedy Library.
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Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
OH(R) 1990-008
Transcript
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