Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > 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 | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteMathematician
Scope and ContentsEducation: 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.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright held by The Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2005.
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