Reminiscences of John D. Hickerson : oral history, 1974.

Biographical Note

Foreign Service officer.

Scope and Contents

Experience with international negotiations; effective negotiators for the Russians, the Americans, the British; influence of public and press; summit meetings; third party mediators; personal qualities necessary for negotiators; Trade Agreement of 1935 with Canadians; United Kingdom and Canadian negotiations of 1938; events leading up to and formation of North Alantic Treaty Organization.

Subjects

• Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
• Diplomats--United States--Interviews.
• Hickerson, John D., 1907-
• Interviews.
• Negotiation.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Oral histories.
• United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
• United States. Department of State.
• Wall, Marc, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

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