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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-PTH-02
Interviewee(s)
Hart, Parker T. (Parker Thompson), 1910-1997
Biographical Note
(1910 - 1997) U.S. Foreign Service (1938–1949); U.S. Consul General, Saudi Arabia (1949–1951), Syria (1958); Director, Office of Near East Affairs (1952–1955); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1958–1960); U.S. Ambassador, North Yemen (1961–1962), Kuwait (1962–1963), Saudi Arabia (1961–1965), Turkey (1965–1968); Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1968–1969)
Interviewer(s)
Dennis J. O'Brien
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Hart discusses dealing with Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser including shifts in U.S. aid in Egypt; how Nasser would play the United States and the Soviet Union against each other for Egypt’s benefit; Nasser’s ambitions for the neighboring countries and the Saudi reaction to Egypt’s actions in the Arabian Peninsula; the increased strain between Egypt and the United States; divisions in Washington over the U.S. policy towards Nasser; Nasser’s position on Israel; Saudi Arabia’s position on Israel and the Palestinian refugees in Saudi Arabia; the modernization process in Saudi Arabia; and changes in foreign policy over Hart’s tenure as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
27 May 1969
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Parker T. Hart, recorded interview by Dennis J. O'Brien, May 27, 1969, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
OH 1981-007
Transcript
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