Duke University Living History Program records, 1973-2005 and undated
Navigate the Collection
Summary
- Creator:
- Jay Rutherfurd Living History Program
- Abstract:
- The Living History Program produces interviews with prominent American and world leaders who have been major participants in significant international or domestic events, or movements of social change. This collection contains videotapes and transcripts of interviews by Duke University faculty members with prominent American leaders, primarily in the area of post-World War II diplomacy.
- Extent:
- 41 Linear Feet
0.03 Gigabytes - Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.22.02.0001
- University Archives Record Group:
- 22 -- Sanford School of Public Policy
22 -- Sanford School of Public Policy > 02 -- Centers, Programs, and Institutes
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This collection contains videotapes and transcripts of interviews by Duke University faculty members with prominent American leaders, primarily in the area of post-World War II diplomacy. Individuals represented include Oscar Arias Sanchez, Les Aspin, Ellsworth Bunker, Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, Angier Biddle Duke, J. William Fulbright, Averell Harriman, Jesse Jackson, Samuel W. Lewis, William H. Luers, Jack F. Matlock, George Crews McGhee, Robert McNamara, King Mihai of Romania, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Paula H. Nitze, Charles Percy, Dean Rusk, Abdus Salam, Terry Sanford, James Schlesinger, Earl E.T. Smith, Soedjatmoko, Hanna Suchaka, Richard Goldstone, Erhard Busek, Judy Woodruff, David Gergen, Vernon A. Walters, and Yegor Gaidar. Also includes a composite tape from the interviews with Bunker, Fulbright, and Rusk relating to perspectives on the war in Vietnam. The collection also includes videotapes of speeches given on the Duke campus by other prominent individuals.
- Biographical / historical:
-
The Living History Program produces interviews with prominent American and world leaders who have been major participants in significant international or domestic events, or movements of social change. The Program is administered by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.
- Acquisition information:
- The Duke University Living History Program records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as multiple transfers starting in 1986.
- Processing information:
-
Processed by: Molly Bragg, August, 2013
Multiple accessions have been described in this finding aid.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
Click on terms below to find related finding aids on this site. For other related materials in the Duke University Libraries, search for these terms in the Catalog.
Contents
Using These Materials
- Using These Materials Links:
-
Using These Materials
- Restrictions:
-
Collection is open for research.
Collection contains electronic records that must be requested and accessed in our reading room. Contact Research Services with questions.
- Terms of access:
-
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
- Before you visit:
- Please consult our up-to-date information for visitors page, as our services and guidelines periodically change.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Duke University Living History Program records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
- Permalink:
- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m13w52