After a disputed election brought Milton Obote (at right) to power in Uganda in 1980, one of his opponents, Yoweri…
The Chinese Interpreter Who Said “No” to President Nixon
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President Nixon Meant to Thank Faisal, not Faisal
Less than a month before President Richard Nixon’s resignation on August 9, 1974, he took a presidential tour of the…
President Johnson says: “I Want YOU to Get Me a New Shower Head”
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Bob Strauss – “Hell, Mr. President, I didn’t even vote for you”
Ambassador Robert S. Strauss is one of the giants of Twentieth Century American politics and diplomacy, whose service dates back…
ADST’s Oral History Collection v2
ADST’s Oral History Collection Since 1986, the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training…
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Welcome to ADST ADST has the world’s largest collection of U.S. diplomatic oral histories, as well as podcasts, videos, books,…
Arlington Hall Press
As the dedicated imprint of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), Arlington Hall Press publishes vital literature that brings the…
Preserving America’s Ideals In Vietnam and Laos
Preserving America’s Ideals In Vietnam and Laos Morton Dworken grew up on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, joined the Foreign…
NATO Negotiations Bring a Shift in American Security
NATO Negotiations Bring a Shift in American Security Born and raised in Throckmorton, Texas, William J. Galloway graduated from Texas…