National Security Files (Nixon Administration). 1968 - 1975. Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts (Telcons) - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-

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George Pratt Shultz was born December 13, 1920, in New York, New York, son of Birl E. and Margaret Pratt Shultz. He married Helena Marie O''Brien in 1946. He received a B.A. in economics from Princeton University in 1942. That same year he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served until 1945, attaining the rank of Captain. In 1949, he earned a Ph.D. in industrial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1948 to 1957, he taught in both the MIT Department of Economics and...

Peterson, Peter G.

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Peter George Peterson (b. 1926) was an investment company executive and government official. He served as Assistant to President Kennedy for International Economic Affairs from 1961 to 1963, and he was Secretary of Commerce during the Nixon administration, from 1972 to 1973. He also served as Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs under President Nixon, and was Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy (CIEP). From the description of Pe...

Colson, Charles W.

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Charles Wendell Colson (b. 1931) was an assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1955 to 1956, and administrative assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstaff in the U.S. Senate, from 1956 to 1961. He served as Special Counsel to President Nixon from 1969 to 1972, and was responsible for political liaison with organized groups whose objectives were compatible with those of the Nixon administration. His duties also included political analysis and lobbying on behalf of the administration...

Ehrlichman, John D. (John Daniel), 1925-1999

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John Daniel Ehrlichman (1925-1999) was a lawyer, author, company executive and former government official. He was director of convention activities and tour director for the Nixon for President campaign in 1968. In 1969 he served as Counsel to President Nixon, and from 1969 to 1973 he was Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and executive director of the staff on the Domestic Council....

Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Alabama for four terms. He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace notoriously opposed deseg...

Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1939-

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Ronald Louis Ziegler (b. 1939) served as Press Secretary to President Richard M. Nixon from 1969 to 1974, and was Assistant to President Nixon from 1973 to 1974. From the description of Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1939- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10609545 White House press secretary, assistant to President Richard M. Nixon, and trade association administrator. From the description of Ronald L. Ziegler papers, 1956-1999 (bulk...

Weinberger, Caspar W.

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Biographical Note 1917, Aug. 18 Born, San Francisco, Calif. 1933 Graduated, San Francisco Polytechnic High School, San Francisco, Calif. 1938 Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1941 ...

Flanigan, Peter M. (Peter Magnus), 1923-2013

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Peter Magnus Flanigan (b. 1923) was an investment banker, and Assistant to President Nixon from 1969 to 1974. In the White House, his responsibilities focused primarily on economic, commercial, and financial issues. He was also the Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy (CIEP), and was involved in the selection process of individuals for non-career diplomatic posts. From the description of Flanigan, Peter M. (Peter Magnus), 1923- (U.S. National Archives an...

Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938-

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John Wesley Dean, III (b. 1938), lawyer, was chief minority counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 1966 to 1967. He was Counsel to President Richard M. Nixon from 1970 to 1973. He was the first person to deliver sworn testimony that implicated the President in the Watergate scandal. He served four months in prison for his involvement in the Watergate affair. From the description of Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10...

Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...

Whitman, Marina von Neumann, 1935-

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Marina von Neumann Whitman is an American economist, writer and former automobile executive. From 1979 until 1992 she was an officer of the General Motors Corporation. Prior to her appointment at GM, Whitman was a member of the faculty in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. Whitman received a B.A. in government from Radcliffe College (now Harvard University), graduating at the top of her class, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Columbia University. The...

Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023

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Henry Alfred Kissinger (b. May 27, 1923, Furth, Bavaria, Germany - November 29, 2023, Kent, Connecticut) served as Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 under both President Nixon and President Carter. He also served as National Security Advisor from 1968 to 1975 under President Nixon. He was the first person to hold both positions as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor at the same time. He was born as Heinz Alfred Kissinger but changed his name to Henry after immigrating to the U.S....

Safire, William, 1929-2009

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William Lewis Safire (1929-2009) was an American author, columnist, lexicographer, novelist, public relations executive, reporter, and White House speechwriter. Safire was born on December 17, 1929, in New York, NY, to thread merchant Oliver C. and his wife Ida Panish Safir. (He later added the "e" to his name to help with pronunciation). He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, a specialized high school known for its focus on mathematics and science, and enrolled at Syracuse Universi...

Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022

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Barbara Walters (b. September 25, 1929, Boston, MA - d. December 30, 2022, Manhattan, NY) is a broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She was the first woman to co-host a national news program for The Today Show on NBC in 1974. In 1976 she became the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program on ABC Evening News. ...

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006

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Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks after his birth, and his mother took him to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to live with her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately two years after her divorce was final, Dorothy King married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. The Fords began calling her son Gerald ...

Scowcroft, Brent, 1925-2020

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Brent Scowcroft (b. Mar. 19, 1925, Ogden, Utah), retired air force officer and government official. From the description of Scowcroft, Brent, 1925- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10567887 ...

Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979

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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954....

Sisco, Joseph John, 1919-2004

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Joseph John Sisco was born October 31, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1941 and served in the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II. He returned to academic studies at the University of Chicago after the war. In 1950 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency before moving to the Department of State to serve as a foreign affairs officer in 1951. He was appointed as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affai...

Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001

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Journalist and author. Died 2001. From the description of Rowland Evans papers, 1946-2001 (bulk 1960-2001). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132929 Biographical Note 1921, Apr. 28 Born, Whitemarsh, Pa. 1940 1941 Attended Yale University, New...

Young, David R. (David Reginald), 1936-

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David Reginald Young (b. 1936) was a Special Assistant to Henry Kissinger on the National Security Council from 1970 to 1973, and was later detailed to the Domestic Council to work for Egil Krogh. On the Domestic Council he was involved in domestic and external security matters including investigating a leak of information within the Nixon administration. He was also co-director of the White House Special Investigations Unit, "The Plumbers". From the description of Young, David R. (D...

Bradlee, Benjamin C.

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Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (b. 1921), journalist, newspaper editor, author, held posts with the New Hampshire Sunday News, the Washington Post, and the U.S. Foreign Service during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the Managing Editor of the Washington Post from 1965 to 1968. From the description of Bradlee, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Crowninshield), 1921- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572597 ...

Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001

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Deputy Attorney General. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1955-1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 243780768 William Pierce Rogers was born on June 23, 1913 in Norfolk, New York. He received an A.B. from Colgate University in 1934, and an LL.B. from Cornell University in 1937. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1937 and the District of Columbia bar in 1950. He was the assistant district attorney for New York C...

Hope, Bob, 1903-2003

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Bob Hope (b. May 29, 1903, London, England–d. July 27, 2003, Los Angeles, CA) was a star of radio, film, television and stage during the 1940-1970's. He acted, song and danced through much of WW II entertaining troops. He continued entertaining troops though Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East. Additionally, Hope made many guest appearances on television as well as hosting his own specials. ...

Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995

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Yitzhak Rabin (b. 1922, Jerusalem-d. Nov. 4, 1995, Tel Aviv), Israeli prime minister, began his military career in 1940 when he joined the "Palmach", the elite unit of the Haganah. During the War of Independence (1948-1949), he commanded the Harel Brigade, deployed on the Jerusalem front. For the next 20 years, he served with the IDF as O.C. Northern Command (1956-1959); as Chief of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff (1959-1964) and as Chief of Staff (1964-1968), commanding the IDF during the ...

Kennedy, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1919-1998

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Member, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1976-1980. From the description of Richard Thomas Kennedy papers, 1974-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872043 ...

Kaye, Danny

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Danny Kaye was a singer, dancer, actor and comedian active primarily from the 1930s through 1970s. Sylvia Fine, his wife, was a writer and composer who produced material for Kaye and others. She also produced television shows, and taught courses and lectured on musical comedy. From the description of Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection, 1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128324 ...

Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of James William Fulbright : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743979 From the description of Reminiscences of James William Fulbright : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743991 Epithet: Senator Chairman United States Senate Committee for Foreign Relations British Library Archives and Manuscripts C...

Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012

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Television newscaster and newspaper columnist. From the description of Mike Wallace papers, 1956-1963. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420098 Broadcast journalist; CBS News correspondent; co-founder and correspondent on CBS 60 Minutes news program since 1968. From the description of Mike Wallace CBS/60 Minutes sound recording series, 1939-1990s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778885 From the description of Mike Wallace CB...

Schlesinger, James R.

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American economist. From the description of The political economy of national security; a study of the economic aspects of the contemporary power struggle [manuscript], 1959. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647832570 Economist, U.S. secretary of defense, and U.S. secretary of energy. From the description of Papers of James R. Schlesinger. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132834 James Rodney Schlesinger was born on February 15, 1929 in New Y...

Mansfield, Michael Joseph "Mike", 1903-2001

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Mike Mansfield Quiet Leadership in Troubled Times On March 24, 1998, Mike Mansfield returned to the Senate to deliver the first Leader's Lecture in the Old Senate Chamber, which had been restored during his long tenure as Senate majority leader. Many of the senators who attended had not served with Mansfield. He was 95 years old, but stood straight and spoke forthrightly. In reflecting on Senate leadership, he chose to deliver a speech that he had planned to give on November 22, 1963, but ...

Heath, Edward R. G. (Edward Richard George), 1916-

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Edward Richard George Heath was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1970 to 1974, and he gained membership for Great Britain in the European Common Market. From the description of Heath, Edward R. G. (Edward Richard George), 1916- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571090 ...

Johnson, U. Alexis (Ural Alexis), 1908-1997

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U. Alexis Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1966-1969); Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (1969-1973). In 1973, Richard Nixon appointed Johnson head of the American delegation to SALT in Geneva. delgation to SALT in Geneva. He retired from foreign service in 1977. From the description of Oral history interview with U. Alexis Johnson, 1985 Mar. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 45746451 U. Alexis Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1966-1969); Undersecr...

Alsop, Stewart.

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American journalist and author. From the description of Stewart Alsop collection, 1958-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70976450 Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop (1914-1974) was an American newspaper columnist and political analyst. A graduate of Yale University (1936), he was an editor at Doubleday and wrote a regular column for the New York Times for nearly fifteen years. He is also the author of several books on politics and journalism. From the gui...

Sinatra, Frank

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The son of italian immigrants, Frank Sinatra began singing and doing impersonations in school which led to his future career as singer with the Hoboken Four in 1935. The quartet broke up in 1936 and Frank started working his way through the music industry until he finally got his big break in 1940. He would become one of Hollywood's leading men for the next two decades and a constant music hall draw after that until very close to the day he died in 1998. (Adapted from the Official Sinatra Family...

Laird, Melvin R.

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Melvin Robert Laird (b. 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, January 3, 1953 to his resignation on January 21, 1969 to become Secretary of Defense. He served as Secretary of Defense from 1969 until January 29, 1973. He was domestic advisor to President Nixon from 1973 to 1974, and after 1974 he served as senior counsellor for national and international affairs for the Reader's Digest Association. From the description of Laird, Melvin R. (Melvin Robert), 1922- (U.S. Nationa...

Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989

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Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph Wright Alsop : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308198 Authors and journalists. Full names: Joseph Wright Alsop and Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop (1914-1974). From the description of Papers of Joseph and Stewart Alsop, 1699-1989 (bulk 1937-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061964 ...

Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999

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U.S. cabinet officer, politician, and lawyer, of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers of Elliot L. Richardson, 1780-1991 (bulk 1947-1991). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009619 From the description of Audio materials, 1961-1984 (bulk 1962 and 1974) [sound recording]. 1961-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 36045043 Government executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Elliot Lee Richardson : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University ...

Wayne, John, 1907-1979

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Movie star. From the description of Oral history interview, 1970 Apr. 29 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35774013 Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of John Wayne : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512951 ...

Lord, Winston

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Diplomat. From the description of Reminiscences of Winston Lord : oral history, 2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269261310 ...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

Haig, Alexander Meigs, 1924-2010

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Alexander Meigs Haig (b. 1924) was an army officer, politician, diplomat, and Secretary of State. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and entered the U.S. Army, advancing through grades to the rank of general. He served as military assistant to the Secretary of the Army in 1964, and was deputy special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1964 to 1965. From 1969 to 1970, Haig was chief military assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, and from 1970 to 1973 he w...

Rush, Kenneth, 1910-

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American businessman, diplomat, and government official; ambassador to West Germany, 1969-1972; deputy secretary of defense, 1972-1973; deputy secretary of state, 1973-1974; ambassador to France, 1974-1977. From the description of Kenneth Rush papers, 1937-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122449921 Diplomat, lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Kenneth Rush : oral history, [197-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id:...

Haldeman, H. R. (Harry R.), 1926-1993

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Harry R. Haldeman (1926-1993) was a governmental official and business consultant. He was President Richard M. Nixon's Chief of Staff, 1969 to 1973, but his official title was Assistant to the President. He was forced to resign from his position after the Watergate scandal, and was indicted on conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction of justice charges. He spent eighteen months in prison, then distanced himself from politics and worked as a business consultant. From the description of Ha...

Halperin, Morton H.

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Morton H. Halperin (b. 1938) was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1966 to 1969 and a Senior Staff Member of the National Security Council in 1969 under President Johnson. Halperin served as Special Assistant to President William J. Clinton and senior director for democracy on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1996. He was director of the policy planning staff at the Department of State from 1998 to 2001. From the description of Ha...

Eagleburger, Lawrence S.

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Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (b. August 1, 1930, Milwakee, Wis.), American statesman and former career diplomat, served briefly as Secretary of State during President George H. W. Bush administration. From the description of Eagleburger, Lawrence S., 1930- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568405 ...

Meir, Golda, 1898-1978

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Meir was born in Russia, emigrated to the U.S. and came to Milwaukee in 1906 with her family. Throughout her life, she was a dedicated Zionist. In Feb. 1969 she became Israel's fourth Prime Minister, at the age of 71. From the description of Papers, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014315 ...