Reminiscences of John Temple Swing : oral history, 2007.

Biographical Note

President Emeritus, Foreign Policy Association.

Scope and Contents

Background: born London, UK 1929; education: B.A. in History, Harvard, 1950; Yale Law School, 1953; career: U.S. Army, 1953-1955; private law practice 1955-1961; partner, Roraback & Swing, 1961-1963; Council on Foreign Relations positions: Director of Administration, 1963-1965; Associate Executive Director, 1966-1970; Vice-President and Secretary, 1971-1988; President Pro Tempore, 1985-1986; Executive Vice President, 1989-1993; Of Counsel, 1993-2003; President, Foreign Policy Association, 1993-1995; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): early impressions of CFR, CFR's expansion to Washington, creation of Fellows Program, selection of Fellows, Ellsberg subpoena controversy, reminiscences of Bill Bundy as editor of Foreign Affairs, thoughts on the law of the sea and 1982 Law of the Sea Treaty, influence of CFR, reminiscences of various CFR trips, thoughts on changes initiated by Pete Peterson and Les Gelb, relationship between CFR and other foreign policy organizations, CFR members' roles in Middle East peace negotiations, reminiscences of meeting world leaders at CFR, views on CFR funding.

Subjects

• Council on Foreign Relations.
• Foreign Policy Association--Presidents--Interviews.
• Foreign affairs (Council on Foreign Relations)
• Gavrilis, George, 1972- interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Swing, John Temple--Interviews.

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