Oral History
Interviews
with Robert G. Nixon
News correspondent with the International News Service
(INS), 1930-58; INS State Department and foreign relations correspondent
in 1938; war correspondent, attached to the British army in
France and Belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries;
evacuated from Dunkirk but later returned to France; evacuated
with the British army from Brest, June 20, 1940; covered London
Blitz, 1940-41; war correspondent, attached to United States
forces in European theater of operations, 1942-1943; correspondent
in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, and Mediterranean theater,
participating in North African invasion and campaign. Covered
Casablanca conference, 1943; Quebec conference, 1944; and Potsdam,
1945. Washington correspondent covering the White House beginning
1944.
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Interview Transcripts
1970
October: 9, 16,
19, 20, 21,
22, 23, 28,
29, 30
November: 4, 5,
6, 20, 23
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[Notices and Restrictions | List
of Subjects Discussed]
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List of Subjects Discussed
A B C
D E F G
H I J K
L M N O
P Q R S
T U V W
X-Y-Z
A
Acheson, Dean
Johnson, Louis, relationship between
speech dealing with the defense perimeter of the United States
Truman, Harry S.:
informs of the North Korean invasion of South Korea
as Secretary of State for
Adams, Sherman, visits White House
Ak-Sar-Ben
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Algiers
Allen, George E.
Allis, Barney
Ambassador Hotel
America Firsters
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Legion
American Legion Fair, Caruthersville, Missouri
American Red Cross
Americans for Democratic Action
Anderson, Vernice
Antwerp, Belgium
Arlington National Cemetery
Arnez, Desi
Arvey, Jacob M.
Assassination attempt on the life of Harry S. Truman
Associated Press (AP)
Atlanta, Georgia
Atomic bomb:
Germany:
attempts to develop
speculation of use in, if the war had continued
Korean war, possible use during
Leahy, William, opinion of the power of
Nixon, Robert G.:
knowledge of the secret projects to create
opinion on the decision to use
Truman, Harry S.:
announces to the crew of the Augusta that the first bomb had
been dropped on Japan
informed of the successful testing of
questioned by reporters about Great Britain and
Stalin, Joseph, informed that the United States had a new weapon
statement dealing with the use of
Atomic bomb project:
Nixon, Robert G., knowledge of
Truman, Harry S., informed of
Attlee, Clement
atomic bomb, reaction to the possible use of in Korea
Augusta, U.S.S.
Potsdam, voyage to
Truman, Harry S., announces that first atomic bomb had been dropped
while aboard
Autobahn
Ayers, Eben
B
Bacall, Lauren
Ball, Lucille
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore, U.S.S.
Barkley, Alben
Truman, Harry S., names as his Vice Presidential candidate in 1948 election
Barringer, Lewis T.
Baruch, Bernard
Batista, Pulgencio
Battersea Power Station
Battle of the Bulge
Beatty, Morgan
Berkeley, California
Berlin, Germany
allied access to
blockade of
Truman, Harry S., tour of
Biffle, Leslie
Birdzell, Donald
Black market, in Potsdam
Blair-Lee House
Truman, Harry S., attempted assassination of at
Bohlen, Charles
Bonham, Texas
Booth, Win
Bradley, Omar N.
Brandenburg Gate
Brandt, Pete
Brest, France, evacuation of
Bridges, Styles
Brown, Walter
Bruenn, Howard
Butte, Montana
Byrnes, James F.
Secretary of State, appointed
Truman, Harry S.:
briefs on the world situation
relationship
Vice Presidential candidate, potential nominee in 1944
C
Cadillac Square
Cairo Conference
Campaign train of Harry S. Truman:
advisors aboard
financial problems involved with
Truman, Harry S., his daily routine while aboard
Canada, Truman, Harry S., comments on sharing the atomic bomb with
Canfil, Fred
Truman, Harry S., friendship with
Card games
Carey, Idaho
Truman, Harry S., makes speech at
Caruthersville, Missouri
Casablanca Conferences
Castro, Fidel
Chambers, Whitaker
Charlottesville, Virginia
Chiang Kai-shek
Korean war, possible use of his army in
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
China 2
Korean war, entry into
Marshall, George, mission to
Churchill, Winston1
Great Britain's elections, defeated in
Iron Curtain speech, Fulton, Missouri
Potsdam, at
speaking ability of
Truman, Harry S., as an admirer of
United States' aid in fighting Germany, sought
Civil rights, as an issue in the 1948 Presidential election
Clifford, Clark
Coates, Wilma
Coffelt, Leslie
Cohen, Benjamin
Colliers
Columus, Ohio, Dispatch
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Commodity Credit Corporation
Commodore Hotel
Congress:
MacArthur, Douglas, speech to
Truman, Harry S.:
announcement to recall the 80th Congress
attacks in the 1948 election campaign
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Congress of Vienna
Congressional Directory
Connelly, Matthew
Constitution Hall
Conway, Rose
Coolidge, Calvin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Craig, May
Cuba, Harry S. Truman visits
D
Daily News
Daniels, Jonathan
Daniels, Josephus
Dardanelles
Davis, Elmer
Dawson, Donald
Deepfreezer scandal
Defense Department, Louis Johnson cuts defense budget
DeGaulle, Charles
Democratic Convention, 1944:
Roosevelt, Franklin D., acceptance speech at
Vice Presidential candidate, contender for the nomination
Democratic Convention, 1948
Truman, Harry S., announces his decision to recall the 80th Congress
Democratic Convention, 1952
Presidential nomination, contenders for
Democratic Convention, 1956
Democratic National Committee
Truman, Harry S., pays for the campaign train used for the 1948 election
Dennison, Robert L.
Key West, reaction to photographs taken from a Navy blimp
Missouri, U.S.S., as captain of
Naval Aide, as
Denver, Colorado
Detroit, Michigan
Truman, Harry S., speech given in
Dewey, Thomas E.
image of
Presidential campaign of
Dexter, Iowa
Truman, Harry S., speech given at the National Plowing Contest
Dill, Sir John
Dixiecrats
Dodge, Joseph P.
Douglas, William 0.
Downs, Joseph
Drescher, George
Dunkirk, evacuation of
E
Eaker, Ira
Early, Stephen
Truman, Harry S., as his Assistant Secretary of Defense
Edelstein, Julius
Eightieth Congress
Truman, Harry S.:
announcement to recall
attacks in the 1948 election campaign
Einstein, Albert
Eisenhower, Dwight David
October 9, October 16,
October 21, October 22,
October 23, October 28,
October 29, November
4, November 5, November
6, November 20, November
23
evaluation of
Gettysburg, visits to
golfer, as a
headquarters of
Inauguration Day,1952
Jenner, William E., relationship with
Korea, speech in which he promises to visit
popularity of
Presidential press conferences of
press, and the,
stroke, after effects of
temperament of
Truman, Harry S.:
meets with relationship
replies to statements by
transition period between administration of
visits
Eisenhower, Mrs. Dwight David (Mamie)
Eisenhower, John
Elbe
Elsey, George
Evans, Tom L.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
F
Fair Deal
Fala speech. See White House Correspondents Dinner, 1945
Farley, James
Farm vote in the 1948 Presidential election
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Feeney, Joseph
Ferdinand Magellan
Presidential election of 1948
accommodations during,
advisors aboard
visitors aboard
Fishing
Five percenters
Fleeson, Doris
Folliard, Eddie
Foreign Ministers, Council of
Formosa, possible use of their forces in the Korean war
Forrestal, James V., attends testimonial dinner given for Louis Johnson
Fort Benning
Fort Jefferson
Foskett, James H
Fritchey, Clayton
Fulton, Missouri
G
Gatow Airfield
George V
George VI
Georgia Tech
Georgian
Germany
Allied plans for the invasion of
atomic bomb:
Germany's attempt to develop
speculation of use in, had the war continued
black market in
destruction in
jets, use of in World War
surrender, announcement of
Truman, Harry S., reviews United States' troops in
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, attitude toward
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Visits by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gibralter
Girard, General Henri Honore
Godman, Earl
Goebbels, Josef
Goering, Hermann
Graham, Captain Frank
Graham, Wallace
Grant, Ulysses Simpson
Great Britain
blitz attack by Germany
elections, 1945
Truman, Harry S., comments on sharing the atomic bomb with
Greece, aid to
Gridiron Club
Griffith Stadium
Guantanamo Bay
H
Hachmeister, Louise L.
Hagerty, James
Haiti
Hannegan, Robert
Harding, Warren
Harlem, New York
Harriman, W. Averell
Hassett, William C.
Hastie, William 0.
Hawaii
Hearst, William Randolph, Sr.
Hearst newspaper chain
Hemmingway, Ernest
Hillman, William
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiss, Alger
Hiss-Chambers case
Hitler, Adolf
Hobcaw, Barony
Hogan, Ben
Holmes, George R.
Hoover, Herbert
House of Representatives
Hull, Cordell
Hume, Paul
Truman, Harry S., sends letter to
Humphrey, George
Humphrey, Hubert
Hutchinson, William K.
Hyde Park
Hydrogen bomb
I
Illinois
Inauguration of the President, 1945
Inauguration of the President, 1953
Inchon, Korea
United States troops landed at
Independence, Missouri
Truman, Harry S., returns to
Indian Ocean
Indian Treaty Room, Presidential press conferences moved to
Indiana
Inter-American Conference, Rio de Janeiro
International News Service
Nixon, Robert G., work for
Iran
Iron Curtain speech
Israel, founding of the State of
J
Jackson Place
James, Prank
James, Jesse
Japan
MacArthur, Douglas, as commanding general of United States occupation
forces in
Nixon, Robert G., opinion on decision to drop the bombs
Pearl Harbor, bombing of
surrender of 5
Union of Soviet Socialists Republic, enters into the war against
United States troops in
Wake Island Conference communique, as part of
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 1952
Jefferson, Thomas
Jenner, William E.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jessup, Phillip C.
Johnson, Alvanley
Johnson, Louis:
Acheson, Dean, feud between
Defense budget cut by
Roosevelt, Franklin D., as Assistant Secretary of War for
Secretary of Defense, resignation as
testimonial dinner given for
Truman, Harry S., appointed as Secretary of War for
Woodring, Harry H., problems between
Johnson, Lyndon
Presidential press conferences of
Jonesboro, Arkansas
K
Kaiser, Henry J.
Kaiserhoff Hotel
Kaltenborn, H.V.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Star
Karusu, Naburo
Kefauver, Estes
Kennedy, John F.
Presidential press conferences of
Kennedy, Joseph P., differences with Franklin D. Roosevelt
Key West
October 19
fishing at
newsmen at
poker, played at
post exchange (PX), at
Truman, Harry S.:
announces to the staff that he will not run in 1952
dives in captured German U-boat
fisherman, as a
photographed from Navy blimp
Presidential press conferences at
visits to
United States' submarine base at
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Korea, speech by Dean Acheson excluding it from the defense perimeter
of the United States
Korean war
atomic bomb, possible use of in
China's entry into the war
Eisenhower, Dwight D., speech in which he promised to visit the area
Nixon, Robert G.:
opinion of our involvement in
problems in getting stories about the invasion
North Korean invasion of South Korea
Truman, Harry S., calls meeting of advisors to discuss
United Nations, troops in
United States troops, weapons used during
unpopularity of
Krock, Arthur
Truman, Harry S., exclusive interview given to
Krushchev, Nikita
L
Labor vote in the 1948 Presidential election
Lafayette Park
Lake Forest, Illinois
Lancastria
Landry, Robert B.
League of Nations
Leahy, William D.
atomic bomb, opinion of
background of
Roosevelt, Franklin D., appointed as United States Ambassador to Vichy
Government
Lend lease
Leviero, Anthony H.
Wake Island Conference notes, writes exclusive story dealing with
Lewis, Clyde A.
Libertyville, Illinois
Libya
Life magazine
Lincoln, Abraham
Lincolns, Carroll
Lindberg, Charles A.
America Firsters, head of
Germany, attitude toward
Roosevelt, Franklin D., meets with
Lodge, Henry Cabot
London, England, discussion of the blitz
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Los Angeles Times
Luce, Henry
Luftwaffe
M
MacArthur, Douglas
background of
Congress, speech to
Japan, as commanding general of United States occupation forces in
Korean war:
announcement that China entered the war
commander of United States forces in Korea, as
Martin, Joseph, letter to
political aspirations of
relieved of duty, reasons
Republican nomination, 1952, attempts to get
returns to United States
Truman, Harry S.:
attempts to meet with
confers with at Wake Island
speech dealing with
Wake Island conference:
joint communique issued from
notes leaked to press
Truman, Harry S., confers at
McCarthy, Joseph R.
McClendon, Sara
McCormick, Colonel Robert
McIntire, Ross T.
McKim, Edward D.
McMahon, Captain Alphonse
Manchester Guardian
Maragon, John
Marseilles, France
Marshall, George
China, mission to
Secretary of Defense, appointed
Secretary of State, as
Truman, Harry S., relationship
Marshall Plan
Martha, Princes of Norway
Martin, Joseph
MacArthur, Douglas, letter to
Matthews, Freeman
Mayflower Hotel
Maylon, Charles
Meaney, George
Mediterranean
Memoirs, Harry S. Truman
Mesta, Perle, Presidential campaign, 1948
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Mink coat scandal
Missouri, U.S.S.
Inter-American Conference at Rio de Janeiro, the return trip on
Mr. President, by William Hillman
Molotov, Vyacheslav M., meeting with Harry S. Truman
Montgomery, Bernard L.
Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.
relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt
Morgenthau plan
Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Mount Rainier
Muehlebach Hotel
Murphy, Charles S.
Mutual Broadcasting Company
My First Fifty Years in Politics
N
Nagasaki, Japan
Napoleon
Narvik, Norway
Nash, Philleo
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
National Plowing Contest, Dexter, Iowa, speech given by Harry S. Truman
at
Neutrality Act
New Deal
New York City, New York
Roosevelt, Franklin D., campaigns in
New York Herald-Tribune
New York Times
Truman, Harry S., runs exclusive interview with
Wake Island conference notes, carries an exclusive on
Newsmen:
Key West, at
political leanings of
Presidential campaigns
relationship between
voting habits of
work involved with
News photographers
News service reporters, special privileges of
Niles, David
Nimitz, Chester
Nixon, Richard M.
Presidential press conferences of
Nixon, Robert G.
atomic bomb:
Japan, opinion of use in
knowledge of the project to create
Berlin, Germany, tour of
biographical information
Brest, France, evacuated from
Churchill, Winston, reasons for defeat in 1945 elections
Eisenhower, Dwight D., evaluation of
Germany, tour of
Great Britain, 1945 election prediction
International News Service, work for
Japan's surrender announcement, his reporting of
Korean war:
opinion of our involvement in
problems involved in getting a story on
London, England, recollection of the attack on in World War II
North African invasion, covers
Pearl Harbor, learns of bombing of
Potsdam, the expenses of the trip
Presidential campaign, 1948:
exhaustive pace of
Ferdinand Magellan, accommodations
Reelfoot Lake, problems of reporting from
Roosevelt, Franklin D., death of:
details surrounding
learns of
funeral of, attends
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., opinion of
Truman, Harry S.:
exclusive interview with
friendly manner toward
poker, discusses the games of
Presidential campaign, 1948, predicts victory in
Presidential campaign, 1952, learns that he will not run
pressure to get an exclusive interview with
relationship
Senator, evaluated as a
sports shirt, receives from
Yalta Conference, questions concerning
Tubby, Roger, problems between
war correspondent, as a
White House reporter, as a
North Africa:
American troops in
Stalin demands a military base on the coast of
North Korea, invasion of South Korea
Noyes, David M.
O
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Truman, Harry S., speech by
Olympia, Washington
Olympic Coronet
Omaha, Nebraska
Thirty-fifth Division Association's reunion in
Omaha, U.S.S.
P
Pace, Frank
Patterson, Mrs. Eleanor Medill (Cissy)
Pearl Harbor
Pearson, Drew
Pennsylvania Avenue
Perlmeter, Irving
Persons, Major Jerry "Slick,"
Petain, Henri Philippe
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philippines
Plymouth, England
Poker, Harry S. Truman as a player of
Poland
Polo Boys
Portland Press Herald
Potsdam Conference
Augusta, U.S.S., voyage to
black market in
events surrounding
members of the President's party at
Stalin, demands made at
Truman, Harry S.:
frustrations involved at
Stalin, informs of a new weapon just tested by the United States
trip to
Presidential campaign, 1944
Presidential campaign, 1948:
Dewey, Thomas
Mesta, Perle, involvement
newsmens' coverage of
Truman, Harry S.
campaign train, accommodations on
Eightieth Congress, attacks on
exhaustive pace of
financial problems, involved in the campaign
pre-campaign trip, June 1948
southern trip
whistlestops
Presidential campaign, 1952:
Democrats trying for the nomination
Stevenson, Adlai
as a choice for the nomination
Truman, Harry S.:
announces that he will not run
campaigns for Adlai Stevenson
decision not to run
Presidential campaign, 1956:
Stevenson, Adlai
Truman, Harry S., liaison with Adlai Stevenson's campaign
Presidential election, 1948:
civil rights as an issue
farm vote in the 1948 election
labor vote in the 1948 election
results of
Southern votes in
Truman, Harry S:
celebration of victory in
chances for victory in
confident of victory in
votes in 679-680
Presidential inauguration, 1953,
Presidential press conferences:
communicating to the nation, as a means to
Eisenhower, Dwight D., press conferences of
identification of questioners, reasons for
Johnson, Lyndon B., press conferences of
Kennedy, John F., press conferences of
moved to the Indian Treaty Room
Nixon, Richard M., press conferences of
preparation for
reporting of
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
trial balloons launched at
Truman, Harry S.
Presidents Who Have Known Me
Press:
leaks to
objectivity in reporting and questioning, a discussion of
Short, Joseph, relationship with
Truman, Harry S.:
critical of
exclusive interview granted to Arthur Krock, reaction to
relations with
White House staff, accessibility to
Press Secretary, Joseph Short as
Progressive Party
Public Papers of the President, Harry S. Truman
Puerto Rico
Q
Quantico, Virginia
Quarantine speech
Quebec, Canada, Conference
Queen Mary
Quezon, Manuel Luis
R
Raleigh, North Carolina
Rayburn, Sam
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Red herring remark
Red Sea
Reelfoot Lake, visited by Harry S. Truman
Reich Chancellory
Reichstag
Reilly, Mike
Reinsch, Leonard
Reuters
Reynaud, Paul
Reynolds, R. J.
Rigdon, William M.
Rio de Janeiro, Inter-American Conference at
Roberts, Roy
Romagna, Jack
Roosevelt, Eleanor (Mrs. Franklin D.)
Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
appearance of
automobile rides, as a lover of
background of
death of
Democratic Convention, 1944, acceptance speech
friendly manner of
funeral of
health of
hearing problems of
Hobcaw, Barony, visit to
Inauguration of
Johnson, Louis, as Assistant Secretary of War for
Joint Session of Congress, appearance before
Kennedy, Joseph, differences between
Leahy, William D., appoints as United States Ambassador to the Vichy
government
Morgenthau, Henry, relationship
New York, campaigns in
personality of
Presidential campaign 1944
Presidential press conferences
quarantine speech
Quezon, Manuel Luis, meets with
Staff of
stamp collector, as a
Truman, Harry S.:
relationship
treatment of
Vice Presidential candidate, as his choice for
Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, attitude toward, as an ally
United Nations, hopes for
Vice President, 1944, choices for
Warm Springs, as a retreat for
Watson, General Edwin M. (Pa), relationship with
White House Correspondents Dinner, 1945, speech given during
Woodring, Harry H., as Secretary of War for
Roosevelt, James
Rosenman, Samuel L.
Ross, Charles G.
October 19, October 20,
October 21, October 22,
October 23, October 28,
October 29, October 30,
November 4, November
5
evaluation of as Press Secretary
exclusive press interviews, a discussion of
Key West, at
Press Secretary as
Truman, Harry S., friendship between
Wake Island, at
Rowley, Jim
Ruhr
Russell, Richard
Rutherford, Lucy
S
Saint Croix
Saint John
St. Louis Globe Democrat
St. Louis, Missouri, speech given by Harry S. Truman in
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Saint Thomas
Sakhalin Islands
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Francisco, California
United Nations meeting at
San Francisco Examiner
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sawyer, Charles S.
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., as writer for Adlai Stevenson
Seattle, Washington
Secret Service
Senate War Investigating Committee
Sermon, Roger T.
Seventh Fleet
Shangri-La
Sherwood, Robert
Shoop, Duke
Short, Joseph
Short, Mrs. Joseph (Beth Campbell)
Shoumatoff, Elizabeth
Simmons, William D.
Sixth Fleet
Smith, Merriman
Snyder, John W.
Souers, Sidney W.
South Korea, invaded by North Korea
Southern vote in 1948 Presidential election
Spanish-American War
Spokane, Washington
Stacy, Harold
Stalin
October 9, October 16,
October 19, October 20,
October 21, November
23
Potsdam:
attitude, at
demands made at
Truman, Harry S., informs of the atomic bomb, at
Truman, Harry S., makes statement at Klamath Falls, Oregon, on
Steelman, John R.
Stettinius, Edward R., Jr.
Stevenson, Adlai E.
October 16, October 23,
November 6, November
20
background of
Presidential election campaign of 1952
Presidential election campaign, 1956
Truman, Harry S., liaison during the campaign
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. as a writer for,
Truman, Harry S.:
campaigns for
choice for the Presidential nomination, as a
confers with
writer, as a
Stimson, Edward S.
Stowe, David H.
Submarine base, at Key West
Suez Canal
Sun Valley, Idaho
T
Taft, Robert A.
Tass
Tehran
Television, impact on Presidential elections
Tempelhof Airfield
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Thirty-fifth Division Association, reunion of
Thurmond, Strom
Time Magazine
Tiptonville, Tennessee
Tromso, Norway
Truman, Harry S.
October 9, October 16,
October 19, October 20,
October 21, October 22,
October 23, November
4, November 5, November
6, November 20
accomplishments of
Acheson, Dean:
informs of the North Korean invasion of South Korea
reaction to the defense perimeter speech given by
Secretary of State for
adminstration of:
scandals surrounding
unpopularity of
advisors of
American Legion Fair at Caruthersville, Missouri, attends
Arvey, Jacob M., meets with
assassination attempt on
atomic bomb:
announces to the crew of the Augusta that the first atomic bomb had
been dropped on Japan
decision to drop
informed of the project to create
questioned by reporters about sharing the bomb with Great Britain
statement dealing with is made
testing, informed of the successful completion of
background of
Barkley, Alben, as his Vice Presidential candidate
Berkeley, California, speech at
Berlin, Germany, tours
Byrnes, James F.:
relationship
Secretary of State, appointed
Canfil, Fred A., friendship with
card player, as a
Carey, Idaho, speech given at
Churchill, Winston, as an admirer of
civil rights, during the administration of
Cuba, visits
daily routines of
decisions, ability to make
defense budget, cut under the administration of
Democratic National Convention, 1944, as the Vice Presidential choice
of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic National Convention, 1948
Democratic National Convention, 1952, attends
Detroit, Michigan, speech deliveved in
Dexter, Iowa, speech given at the National Plowing Contest
domestic policy of
driver, as a
Early, Stephen, as Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Eightieth Congress:
attacks in the 1948 election campaign
recalls for special session, announcement of
Eisenhower, Dwight D.:
meets with
relationship between
transition of administrations
visited, by
evaluation of his place in history
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, spends election night at
Federal Building, his offices at the
Ferdinand Magellan, his daily routine on the campaign train
first months of his administration
fisherman, as a
foreign policy of
Formosa, policy toward during the Korean war
Fort Jefferson, visits
friendly manner of
Truman, Harry S. (cont.)
George VI, meets with the King of Great Britain
Greece, decision to aid
Harlem, New York, speech given at
Hume, Paul, letter written to
inauguration day, 1952
Independence, Missouri, returns to
speech given in
Inter-American Conference at Rio de Janeiro, the return trip from
Japan, announces surrender of
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 1952 announces that he will not seek reelection
Johnson, Louis, appointed Secretary-of War
Kaltenborn, H.V., performs an immitation of
Kansas City, Missouri, returns to
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