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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-PTH-03
Interviewee(s)
Hart, Parker T. (Parker Thompson), 1910-1997
Biographical Note
(1910 - 1997) U.S. Foreign Service (1938–1949); U.S. Consul General, Saudi Arabia (1949–1951), Syria (1958); Director, Office of Near East Affairs (1952–1955); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1958–1960); U.S. Ambassador, North Yemen (1961–1962), Kuwait (1962–1963), Saudi Arabia (1961–1965), Turkey (1965–1968); Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1968–1969)
Interviewer(s)
Dennis J. O'Brien
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Hart discusses Ellsworth Bunker’s mission in Saudi Arabia; meetings between Bunker and Prime Minister Faisal; Faisal’s distrust of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Egyptian inaction in regards to the agreement reached with Bunker; difficulties with the U.S. Department of Defense over the agreement to train Saudi pilots and use American military equipment; major problems in the Middle East, 1957–1967; communications between John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Faisal; and Saudi reactions to JFK’s death and to Lyndon B. Johnson becoming President, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
10 June 1970
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Parker T. Hart, recorded interview by Dennis J. O'Brien, June 10, 1970, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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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 1981-007
Transcript
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