Rusk ZZ, William Tapley Bennett, circa 1985

Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection

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William Tapley Bennett interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include Bennett’s career in the military and the foreign service, Dean Rusk and his wife Virginia Foisie Rusk, Peggy Rusk’s marriage, Vietnam, Bennett’s son, Richard Rusk’s brother-in-law, the Dominican Republic Crisis of 1965, Lyndon Johnson, Henry Kissinger, and Dean Rusk's life after being Secretary of State.

William Tapley Bennett served as a U.S. diplomat and ambassador from 1941-1985.

Side 2 of the original media is CLOSED.

Date

ca. 1985

Identifier

RBRL214DROH-RuskZZ

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Citation

William Tapley Bennett, Sr. and Richard Rusk, “Rusk ZZ, William Tapley Bennett, circa 1985,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL214DROH/RBRL214DROH-RuskZZ.