Rusk GGG, Alexander Meigs Haig, March 1985Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection |
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Description
Richard Rusk interviews Alexander Haig. Haig discusses Dean Rusk's role as Secretary of State during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Haig critiques the gradualist policy approach in Vietnam as well as the draft system during the war. Haig also touches upon the toll that making life-and-death decisions exacts on policymakers.
Alexander Haig served as a U.S. Army officer, chief of staff (1973-1974), and secretary of state (1981-1982).
Alexander Haig served as a U.S. Army officer, chief of staff (1973-1974), and secretary of state (1981-1982).
Date
1985-03
Identifier
RBRL214DROH-RuskGGG
Coverage
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Duration
59 minutes
Citation
Alexander Haig and Richard Rusk, “Rusk GGG, Alexander Meigs Haig, March 1985,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 20, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL214DROH/RBRL214DROH-RuskGGG.