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Reminiscences of Wilton B. Persons, 1970.

Creator: Persons, Wilton B. 1896-1977
Project: Eisenhower administration project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 161 pages Sound recording 3 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Engineer, army officer

Scope and Contents

Recollections of Dwight D. Eisenhower in European theater of operations and in Washington; White House chain of command, personnel; Republican nominating convention 1956; President Eisenhower's habits and hobbies, his death; impressions of Eisenhower aides, Walter B. Smith, Mark W. Clark and George C. Marshall

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1978

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