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Oral history interview with William James Perry : [electronic resource], 1999.

Creator: Perry, William James, 1927-
Project: Carnegie Corporation project. Pt. 2.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript: 29 pages 1 sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Mathematician

Scope and Contents

Education: Stanford University, B.S., 1949, M.S., 1950, Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., 1957; Secretary of Defense, 1994-97; army experience in Japan; work in defense electronics; involvement in Cold War missile defense strategy; creation of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program to combat danger of nuclear weapons proliferation; influence of foundation work on government policy; importance of proactive foundations; current work on American security policy regarding Russia and China, combining careers in government, academia, industry.

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