tile Home » Oral History

Arndt, Richard*

Interviewer William Burr
Place Washington, D.C.
Date May 9 and 27, and July 25, 1988
Condition Open
Status Complete
Language English
Content 179pp. + biographical note + index
Interviewee Details Cultural Officer at the U.S. Embassy and the Director of the USIA Mission in Iran, 1966-1971; Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia.
Abstract Impressions of Iran's political and cultural climate in the 1960s; organization and functions of the U.S. Embassy in Iran; recollections of the ambassadorships of Armin Meyer and Douglas MacArthur III; on the debate over arms sales to Iran in the late 1960s; impressions of the Shah and other leading Iranian political and cultural figures; extent of awareness of the U.S. Embassy of the workings of Iranian politics; on cultural relations between Iran and the U.S.; balance-sheet of USIA's operations in Iran; on the state of higher education in Iran during the 1970s; on the Fulbright Program in Iran; on the nature of U.S.-Iranian relations.
file mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime iswmafile mime isapplication/pdffile mime isapplication/pdffile mime isapplication/pdffile mime isapplication/pdffile mime isapplication/pdffile mime isapplication/pdf
فارسی
Only registered users can access Oral History Audio & Transcript files. Apply for access. If you already have access, login here.