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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-CLC-01
Interviewee(s)
Cooper, Chester L. (Chester Lawrence), 1917-2005
Biographical Note
(1917 - 2005 ) Liaison officer to National Security Council staff from Central Intelligence Agency; staff assistant to Ambassador Harriman at the Geneva conference on Laos (1961-1962)
Interviewer(s)
Joseph E. O'Connor
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Cooper discusses the effects of downsizing the National Security Council, the 1961-1962 Geneva Conference on Laos, and John F. Kennedy’s and Nikita S. Khrushchev’s 1961 Vienna meeting, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
6 May 1966
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Chester L. Cooper, recorded interview by Joseph E. O'Connor, May 6, 1966, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Person(s)
Organization(s)
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Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Accession Number
OH 1972-039
Transcript
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