Interview with David C. Acheson, August 11, 1993
Project: John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project
Interview Summary
David Acheson, the son of Dean Acheson, begins the interview by detailing the friendship between his father and Cooper. Acheson also talks of his own acquaintance with Cooper. Acheson evaluates the effect of the Vietnam War on his father's friendship with Cooper. Acheson discusses his work at Covington & Burling in the late 1950s and early 1960s and how the law firm changed over the years. Acheson describes Cooper as a student at Yale. To conclude the interview, Acheson shares some stories of Cooper.Interview Accession
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Acheson, David C., 1921-2018 Acheson, David C., 1921-2018--Interviews Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-1991 Politicians Politicians--United States Politics and government United States--Politics and government Washington (D.C.) Yale University Fathers Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Covington & Burling LawyersInterview Rights
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Acheson, David C. Interview by Harry Merritt. 11 Aug. 1993. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Acheson, D.C. (1993, August 11). Interview by H. Merritt. John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Acheson, David C., interview by Harry Merritt. August 11, 1993, John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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