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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-ERB-02
Interviewee(s)
Bayley, Edwin R. (Edwin Richard), 1918-2002
Biographical Note
Government official. Director of Public Information, Peace Corps (1961); Special Assistant, Office of the White House Press Secretary (1961); Director, Information Staff, Agency for International Development (1961-63).
Interviewer(s)
Larry J. Hackman
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
Portion(s) Closed
Description
Bayley discusses U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), the Peace Corps, including the staffing, controversies and scandals, the difficulties of getting Congress to allocate money for foreign aid, the Alliance for Progress, and R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., and mental retardation.
Date(s) of Materials
19 December 1968
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Edwin R. Bayley, recorded interview by Larry J. Hackman, December 19, 1968, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
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Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1970-044
Transcript
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