Reminiscences of Walter S. Robertson : oral history, 1967.

Biographical Note

Banker, diplomat

Scope and Contents

Experiences as Far Eastern Affairs expert in State Department; China with Generals Patrick Hurley and George Marshall, 1945-6; Assistant Secretary of State for Far East, 1953-59; policies in South East Asia; South-East Asia Treaty Organization; Korea; impressions of John Foster Dulles, President Eisenhower, Mao Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Syngman Rhee

Subjects

• China--History--1949-
• Diplomats--United States--Interviews.
• East Asia--History.
• Edwin, Ed, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
• Government executives--United States--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Robertson, Walter Spencer, 1893-1970--Interviews.
• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
• United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
• United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
• United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
• United States. Department of State.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1976