Date
12-6-1960
Series
PSC Lecture Series, 1959-1960
Length
1 hour 14 minutes
Notes
In 1960, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., was Professor of History at Harvard University and had acted as advisor and speechwriter for a number of Democratic election campaigns.
In January 1961, less than two months after this presentation at Portland State College, Schlesinger resigned from Harvard in order to accept an appointment as a Special Assistant to the newly elected President John F. Kennedy.
Schlesinger's lecture concerns priorities for American foreign and domestic policy with the aims of nuclear disarmament and curtailing the spread of communist governments. Schlesinger is introduced by Ben Padrow and Dr. Jesse Gilmore, Associate Professor of History.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
United States--International relations, Soviet Union, Nuclear warfare
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track, mono [0145-01]; 7.5 ips, 1/2 track, mono [0145-02]
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11097
Recommended Citation
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier Jr., ""American Foreign Policy in the Atomic Age"" (1960). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 18.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11097
Included in
Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Nuclear Commons, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Commons
Description
PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.
Transcript added August 6, 2024.