A. Speech Files, 1961-1969
- Extent:
- 6 box(es) and (3 linear feet)
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This subseries includes transcripts of addresses, interviews, statements, press releases, and speeches that Dean Rusk gave during his tenure as Secretary of State under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. The arrangement is reverse chronological order within each year.
The transcripts cover a wide-range of topics and events. Researchers may be interested in statements by Rusk on the deaths of various famous figures in the world of politics and foreign affairs including President Herbert Hoover, King Mohamed V of Morocco, Adlai E. Stevenson, Sir Winston Churchill and Robert F. Kennedy. Opening and closing remarks on numerous foreign relations events, such as the meetings of the US-Japan Committee on Economics and Trade, and the SEATO [Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty] conference in 1961, the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1962, and meetings over the Dominican Republic Crisis with the OAS [Organization of American States] in 1965, can be found. In addition, Rusk gave many speeches to university exercises, various business and political groups, and press conferences. A number of transcripts of TV and radio interviews may also prove informative for researchers.
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