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Christopher, Warren,. Reminiscences of Warren M. Christopher : oral history, 1999.

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Reminiscences of Warren M. Christopher : oral history, 1999.

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(b. 1925); United States Secretary of State 1993-96; Carnegie Corporation of New York [Carnegie] board of directors 1987-90, chairman 1990-92: impressions of Carnegie board, calculated risks of grant-making, involvement in programs for childhood education and preventing deadly conflict, role of president David A. Hamburg; influence of Carnegie Commission reports and activities on policymakers; importance of philanthropic interest in foreign affairs; challenges facing new foundations; evaluation of foundation work; relationship of philanthropy, government and academia; interest in education and public service; personal highlights of association with Carnegie.

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transcript: 20 leaves.sound recording : 1 sound cassette (43 min.) : digital.

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Christopher, Warren

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Warren Christopher was born on October 27, 1925. He received a B.S. from the University of Southern California in 1945 and an LL.B. from Stanford University in 1949. He has been a lawyer in private practice in Los Angeles since 1950. He served as Deputy Attorney General during the Lyndon Johnson administration, 1967 to 1969, and he served as Deputy Secretary of State during the Carter administration, 1977 to 1981. As Deputy Secretary of State, he handled the negotiations for release of the Ameri...

Carnegie corporation of New York

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The World Center for Women's Archives was created by Mary Ritter Beard in 1936 to collect material on women in the United States and abroad on the grounds that without documents women would continue to be excluded from written history. A secondary purpose was to encourage research an teaching on women's history. The WCWA was disolved in 1941 due to financial problems, and the outbreak of World War II; collections were distributed to Radcliffe and Smith Colleges, and other universities and librar...