Rusk PPPPP, Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk, 1985 November

Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection

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Description

Dean Rusk describes and answers questions in regard to David Halberstam's book, The Best and The Brightest. He discusses Averell Harriman's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He touches upon U.S. reluctance to use nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence. He speaks of the diffculties of unifying and fully developing South Vietnam as well as the selection of Henry Cabot Lodge as Ambassador to Vietnam. Rusk discusses U.S. relations with South Vietnam and reflects on the persistence of the North Vietnamese. Also discussed is the relationship between politics and the press.

Rusk MMMMM, Rusk PPPPP, and Rusk QQQQQ all involve questions from The Best and the Brightest, by David Halberstam.

Date

1985-11

Identifier

RBRL214DROH-RuskPPPPP

Coverage

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Duration

61 minutes



Citation

Dean Rusk and Richard Rusk, “Rusk PPPPP, Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk, 1985 November,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed March 29, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL214DROH/RBRL214DROH-RuskPPPPP.

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