Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Access Points
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Descriptive Summary
Title: Rodney Kennedy-Minott Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1967-1994
Collection Number: 90010
Creator:
Kennedy-Minott, Rodney
Collection Size:
29 manuscript boxes, 17 envelopes, 1 phonotape cassette
(13.7 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, printed matter, photographs, and sound
recordings, relating to the 1967 congressional campaign of Paul McCloskey in California,
McCloskey's 1972 Republican presidential primary campaign, the 1976 presidential campaign
of Jimmy Carter (especially in California), American foreign policy during the
presidential administration of Jimmy Carter, and United States relations with Sweden.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rodney O'Gliasain Kennedy-Minott papers, [Box no.], Hoover
Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1990.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at
http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes
listed in this finding aid.
Access Points
United States--Foreign relations--1977-1981.
Sweden--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Sweden.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
McCloskey, Paul N., 1927-
Presidents--United States--Election--1972.
Presidents--United States--Election--1976.
California--Politics and government--1951-
United States. Congress. House.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
United States. Dept. of State.
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Foreign relations.
Sweden.
Diplomats--United States.
Phonotapes.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
| 1928, June 1 |
Born, Portland, Oregon |
| 1950-1952 |
Served with the United States Army |
| 1953 |
B.A., Stanford University |
| 1956 |
M.A., Stanford University |
| 1960 |
Ph.D., Stanford University |
| 1960-1961 |
Instructor in History, Stanford University |
| 1961-1962 |
Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, History of Western Civilization Program, Stanford University |
| 1962 |
Author,
Peerless Patriots: The Organized Veterans and the Spirit of Americanism
|
| 1962-1963 |
Assistant Director, Summer Session, Western Civilization Program, Stanford University |
| 1963-1965 |
Director, Summer Session, Western Civilization Program, Stanford University |
| 1964 |
Author,
The Fortress That Never Was: The Myth of Hitler's Bavarian Stronghold
|
| 1965-1966 |
Associate Professor, Portland State University; Congressional Staff Member |
| 1966-1967 |
Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Instruction, California State University, Hayward |
| 1967-1969 |
Division Head, Humanities, California State University, Hayward |
| 1968 |
Author,
The Sinking of the Lollipop: Shirley Temple vs. Pete McCloskey
|
| 1969-1975 |
Professor, California State University, Hayward |
| 1971 |
Author, "In the Name of Democracy Bring Back Bossism",
Report on Democratic Party Reform, California Democratic State Central Committee's Reform Commission, Sacramento
|
| 1977-1980 |
Ambassador to Sweden and Chairman, Swedish Fulbright Commission |
| 1981 |
Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies, California |
| 1981-1982 |
Senior Research Scholar, Hoover Institution |
| 1982-1983 |
Executive Vice President, Direction International, Washington D.C. |
| 1983 |
Chairman, Alpha International, New York City |
| 1986 |
Senior Fellow, Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1986- |
Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 1988 |
Author,
The Far North: The Tension Point
U.S. Regional Force Application: The Maritime Strategy and its Effect on Nordic Stability
|
| 1989 |
Author,
Tension in the North: Sweden and Nordic Security
|
| 1990 |
Distinguished Guest Lecturer for National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California |
| 1990 |
Author,
Lonely Path To Follow: Nonaligned Sweden, United States/NATO, and the USSR
|