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Accession Number:
MR-1972-096-001
Digital Identifier:
USIAAU-001
Title:
Edward R. Murrow, Question and Answer Session with USIA Staff Members, 24 March 1961
Date(s) of Materials:
24 March 1961
24 March 1961
Description:
Sound recording of a question and answer session with Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow and USIA staff members on March 24, 1961. Director Murrow, Deputy Director of the USIA Donald M. Wilson, and Deputy Director for Policy and Plans Thomas C. Sorensen make opening remarks. In extended remarks, Director Murrow discusses his assessment of the USIA, its role, and his hopes and expectations for its future. He pledges to try to meet staff personally at the earliest possible moment. He answers questions about the Persian and Pakistan Services of the Voice of America (VOA). Accession MR-1972-096-001.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
1 audio tape/reel (1/4 inch; mono; 29 minutes)
Contributor(s):
Murrow, Edward R., 1908-1965
Sorensen, Thomas C., 1926-1997
Wilson, Donald M. (Donald Malcolm), 1925-2011
Murrow, Edward R., 1908-1965
Sorensen, Thomas C., 1926-1997
Wilson, Donald M. (Donald Malcolm), 1925-2011
Archival Creator:
United States Information Agency
Sound Recording:
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