Oral history interview with Robert C. Hill, 1972.

Biographical Note

Ambassador

Scope and Contents

Vice consul, Calcutta, India, 1943; Chicago convention, 1952; Ambassador to Costa Rica, El Salvador; Richard Nixon's visit to El Salvador; Special Assistant, State Department, 1955; Assistant Secretary of State, 1956; Ambassador to Mexico, 1957; Eisenhower's visits to Mexico; President Lopez Mateos' visit to United States; impressions of President and Mrs. Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, Herbert Hoover, Christian Herter, Anthony Eden, Richard Nixon

Subjects

• Diplomacy.
• Diplomats--United States--Interviews.
• Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
• Government executives--United States--Interviews.
• Hill, Robert C. (Charles), 1917-1978--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Latin America--Politics and government.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
• United States. Department of State.

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