Reminiscences of Livingston Tallmadge Merchant : oral history, 1974.

Biographical Note

Diplomat, government official

Scope and Contents

Experience in international negotiations; requirements for a skillful negotiator; dealing with coordinate branches of government; government backing and instructions; agenda in negotiations; national styles of negotiation; tactics; influence of public and press; language barriers; third party initiatives

Subjects

• Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
• Diplomats--Interviews.
• Government executives--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Merchant, Livingston T. (Livingston Tallmadge), 1903-1976.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
• United States. Department of State.
• Wall, Marc, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr