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ADST has the world’s largest collection of U.S. diplomatic oral histories, as well as podcasts, videos, books, publications, and a “Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History” online series.
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![Charles Stuart Kennedy interviewing a bronze Benjamin Franklin on the campus of the Foreign Service Institute](https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OralHistoryHomepagePhoto-1.webp)
![Amb. Pru Bushnell signing copies of her new book at DACOR Bacon House.](https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PublicationsHomepagePhoto-1-scaled.webp)
![Charles Stuart Kennedy and Susan Rockwell Johnson at ADST's 35th Anniversary Celebration held at DACOR Bacon House.](https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Another-option-for-EventsHomepagePhoto-1-scaled.webp)
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![Arrival of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK) & Caroline Kennedy (CBK) from Italy. 1962 August 31 Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston](https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Jackie.return.from_.Italy_.webp)
Latest Posts
- The Bi-national Center and Upward Mobility Within the Foreign Service
- The Catalyst for Democracy—Portugal’s Carnation Revolution
- A Diplomat’s Perspective on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Finding a Family Abroad—How a Japanese Family Started a Foreign Service Officer’s Career