Oral History Interview with Roswell L. Gilpatric by Dennis O'Brien #4

Date

1970 August 12

Summary

Roswell L. Gilpatric (1906-1996) was the Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1964. This interview focuses on changes Robert S. McNamara made to the Defense Department during the Kennedy administration and the relationship between the Defense Department and the White House, among other topics.

Creator/Contributor

Interviewee

Gilpatric, Roswell L.

Language

English

Genre/Form

Interviews

Rights

Used with permission. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner. For more information, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Holding repository

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation

Oral History Interview with Roswell L. Gilpatric by Dennis O'Brien #4, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, https://wargaming.hoover.org/view/ark:/54723/h36q1ss35

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9257a40febc9282d1e87d98808246eb6

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