Interview with Robert K. Massie, March 29, 1996
Project: Kentucky Writers Oral History Project
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Robert Massie talks about his early childhood in Lexington (Ky.), his time at Yale University, his style of writing history, and his family. He discusses the role his wife played in facilitating talks between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1980s. He also talks about his books and his son's hemophilia.Interview Accession
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Authors, American--Kentucky Intellectual life Literature Russia--History Historians JournalismInterview Rights
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Massie, Robert K. Interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. 29 Mar. 1996. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Massie, R.K. (1996, March 29). Interview by L. E. Beattie. Kentucky Writers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Massie, Robert K., interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. March 29, 1996, Kentucky Writers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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