Oral history interview with James C. Hagerty, 1968.

Biographical Note

Journalist

Scope and Contents

1952 convention and campaign; trip to Korea; effect of television on politics, campaigns, and press conferences; relations with news media and press conferences; advance trips and travels with President Eisenhower in United States and abroad; elections of1954, 1956, 1960; President Eisenhower's heart attack; Sherman Adams; impressions of Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Charles de Gaulle; cabinet meetings; impressions of Eisenhower's associates and aides

Subjects

• Edwin, Ed, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
• Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Journalists--Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Presidents--United States--Election--1952.
• Presidents--United States--Election--1956.
• Press conferences.
• Television in politics.
• United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
• United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.

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