Admiral, U.S. Navy; Chief of Naval Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff (1961-1963); Ambassador to Portugal (1963-1966).
Oral History Interview (1967): Anderson completed one interview for the John F. Kennedy Library, 4/25/1967. In this interview Anderson discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, the controversy over a government contract to make the TFK military airplane, conflicts between civilian and military personnel in the Defense Department, and Robert S. McNamara and John F. Kennedy’s decision not to reappoint Anderson as Chief of Naval Operations, among other issues.