James B. Reston

An Inventory of the James B. Reston Papers at the University of Illinois Archives.

SUBJECT FILES This sub-series forms the bulk of the Reston papers. The arrangement varies throughout:
SUBJECT FILES--Alphabetical overall

Columns--Alphabetical

Column Clippings--Chronological

Elections--Alphabetical

Foundations, Organizations, and Institutions--Alphabetical

Interview Notes and Transcripts--Alphabetical

Reader Mail
Individual Column Mail--Chronological and alphabetical by column thereunder

General Mail--Chronological

Speeches by people other than James B. Reston--Alphabetical by speaker

Speeches and Travel--Chronological and alphabetical thereunder

Television and Radio Appearances --Alphabetical

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Dean Acheson, 1957, 1989

Essay on Dean G. Acheson, Reston wrote this essay on Dean G. Acheson and the Department of State. View.

Joseph Alsop, 1949, 1954, 1965

Confidential Memorandum regarding conversation with Lewis Strass about Atomic Energy Commission, April 29, 1954 View.

A letter to Joseph Alsop, Nov. 27, 1965 View.

Letter from Joseph Alsop to James Reston, November 30, 1965 Regarding victory in the Ia Drang Valley.

Letter from Joseph Alsop to James Reston, Undated Regarding the story about the Iadrang Valley fighting.

Letter form Joseph Alsop to James Reston, November 24, 1965 Also regarding the story about the Iadrang Valley fighting

Arms Control, 1983-86 This folder contains an interview with Caspar Weinberger, as well as publications and newspaper clippings relating to arms control and the nucelar missile defense sheield proposal.

Interview of Caspar Weinberger, September 22, 1986 View.

Statement in the United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 1984 View.

Atlantic Alliance (2 folders), 1961, 1965 Memos, reports, and transcripts of speeches relating to the Atlantic Alliance. View.

Atlantic Charter, 50th Anniversary, 1991 Invitation to a dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Charter.

Lee Atwater, 1992 1/1/92 American Way article about Atwater.

Russell Baker, 1962, 1989 8/22/62 letter from Arthur Hays Sulzberger to Orville Dryfoos saying: "I still can't work up any enthusiasm for Baker's column. Is there anyone who feels otherwise?" Dryfoos replies, "Yes--Scotty and I for at least two." Also, the transcript of Baker's speech upon receiving the 1989 Fourth Estate Award.

George Ball, 1967, 1977 Eight-page 8/16/77 letter from Ball to Reston, mostly concerning problems in the Middle East.

George Ball--Speeches, 1966 Transcripts of two 1966 Ball addresses.

John Birch Society, 1962 Two Jan. 1962 articles with passages about Fulton Lewis Jr. critisizing the John Birch Society underlined.

Bishops' Letter--Poverty, 1984 Pastoral letter from U. S. Catholic Bishops concerning problem of poverty. Several clips, and several collections of statistics, about poverty in the United States. Also, an 11/23/84 letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce to Abe Rosenthal saying many facts in Reston's column on poverty were wrong.

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Styles Bridges, (Sen., New Hampshire, Republican), 1954 1/8/54 Bridges' article in Collier's on the debate regarding nuclear weapons and war.

Britain, 1947 10/20/47 letter to the British ambassador to America. The writer, presumably Reston, complains about the difficulties in buying/exporting British goods.

William and McGeorge Bundy, 1964-65 Transcript of a 6/21/65 CBS News special report titled "Vietnam Dialogue: Mr. Bundy and the Professors." Also, two Sept. 1964 press release transcripts, one a Wiliam Bundy speech on East Asia, the other a George Ball speech titled "The Responsibilities of a Global Power."

Paul Campbell, 1991

Jimmy Carter, 1979 10/24/79 letter from Jimmy Carter to "the Publisher and Editors of The New York Times." Carter says he has become increasingly concerned about the motivation and quality of the Times. He also says the paper has publish accounts that were damaging to the nation and other that were libelous about him and people close to him. Punch Sulzberger responds by saying that while there are of course errors of fact in the paper at times, they take the integrity of their reports seriously because that is the basis of their trade. He also writes that if Carter would like to discus his criticisms on a more specific basis, he will do so.

Campaign 1960--Lyndon Johnson, 1959-60 Two articles on LBJ. Also, a copy of a letter from the president of Brown University to Johnson awarding him a Doctor of Law honorary degree.

Celebrating Year 2000, 1967 Letter and clips from 1967 about John Goodman, an Englishman who was already planning a world-wide party for 2000.

Censorship, 1957 6/30/57 memo that details 13 complaints made by Loyd Wright about security violations found in periodicals between 1953 and 1956. Some of the articles appeared in the Times.

Central Intelligence Agency, 1966 Memo from a talk with Richard Helms of the CIA, in which Helms said journalism can influence U.S. foreign policy, but poor coverage, like that in Latin America, has no affect. He also said, "The reporting in Cuba before the Bay of Pigs was detrimental to the security of the operation." Two May of 1966 letters from Robert Amory, former director of the CIA, to Reston. In one, he thanks Reston for his "help at lunch today." In the other, he praised the recent Times series on the CIA. Also, a lengthy and detailed memo about the CIA's operations, from an interview with former director John McCone; and interviews on-background about the CIA with Senator Clinton Anderson and representatives Melvin Price and William Bates.

China (2 folders), 1966-67 Folder 1: Handwritten list of a few Chinese government officials. The date "1/27/86" is written on the sheet. Folder 2: Several articles and documents (none by Reston) about China. And, an invitation to Reston from the University of North Carolina to its spring 1968 symposium on "Red China and the West."

China/Japan trip, 1971 Lots of reader mail regarding his columns from China, and many get well wishes because of his appendectomy there.

Correspondence A-F A 9/2/71 letter from Clifton Daniel to Reston marked "personal." Daniel writes that Frank Cox says Reston should not be paid a fee for his radio report from Hong Kong. Daniel calls Cox a "Vice President in charge of complicating financial matters."

Correspondence G-Q Series of telegrams from a Col. Gwertzman about Reston's attempts to get a visa for a trip to the Soviet Union.

Correspondence R-Z Telegram from Eric Sevareid to Sally Reston in Hong Kong. Apparently, Sally was going to give an interview to Sevareid about the China trip. Sevareid also makes fun of Scotty. 9/27/71 letter from Horace Sutton, associate editor of the Saturday Review, saying they would like to do a story on Reston and requesting an opportunity to interview him.

Cables, Dispatches (2 folders) Folder 1: Many cables and dispatches to Reston while he was in China. One is from Ralph Graves who says if the NY Times doesn't want a story about he surgery, Time does. Many cables from Times' people wishing him a speedy recovery. Folder 2: Suggested questions by Greenfield for Reston to ask when he goes to Japan.

Miscellaneous A photo of a Chinese man that says "our interpreter in China" on the back.

Acupuncture, notebooks on Two small notebooks with Chinese writing on the front, and they also have written on them, in English, "Acupuncture." Also, some Chinese diagrams mapping the body for acupuncture.

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Articles on Chinese traditional medicine Information and articles, including two Reston drafts, on acupuncture.

Slides on Acupuncture Anesthesia An audio cassette tape titled, "The American College of Cardiology Extended Learning: Supplement Tape No. 9: Acupuncture Anesthesia." Also, slides on acupuncture, including ones of a man in surgery.

Interview with Chou-En-Lai, notes Small brown notebook with Chinese writing on it, and English writing that says "Chou Eu-Lai Interview."

Book Reviews 8/10/71 Times article that is a transcript of Reston's talk with Premier Chou En-lai. Also, a Baltimore Sun article announcing that Sally Reston will speak at the Baltimore Museum of Art on China. And, an unedited manuscript of a book review by Sally Reston of "Serve the People."

Correspondence Notes and correspondence relating to speeches given by Sally Reston in 1972.

Dairou Electric Machine Plant, notebook on Notebook on the plant, and trips to the Great Wall, Ming graves, and Shanghai.

"Mao's Educational Revolution," American Education article American Education article titled "Mao's Educational Revolution." Other notes on Chinese education.

Food Notes, Articles Notes and articles on Chinese refugees fleeing to Hong Kong. Also, notes and articles on Chinese eating. Also, a forward by Sally Reston for the book "A Layman's Guide to Acupuncture."

General Correspondence (2 folders) Notes on teh acupuncture piece, a conversation with "Mr. Ma" on the way to the Great Wall, various observations, the Hun Shan Hospital in Shanghai, impressions of China, preparation for the En-Lai interview, and a conversation with the French ambassador.

Hospital notes Red notebook with notes on Scotty's hospitalization, many of them apparently taken by Sally.

Northeast China--notebook labeled number ten

Correspondence with Reuters Press

Photographs--China

Summer Palace--notebook labeled number eighteen

"First Talk at Shen Yang Office"--notebook labeled number thirteen

Journal entries Thick red notebook

Chou En-Lai, notes on Thick black notebook, including notes at Chow interview, ideas for pieces, and a summing up: qualities of people, etc.

David Osbourne, conversation with

Commune outside Peking, notebook on Notes on a commune outside Peking.

Tea plantation at Hang Chow, notebook on Very brief notes on the plantation.

Hang Chow tea plantation and silk factory, notebook on

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Introduction to Whiteria?--notebook labeled number one Notebook on a variety of subjects, including: story ideas, a trip to a ping-pong ball factory, and interviews.

Journal Notes about the trip, including a typed description of its beginning.

General Correspondence Letters to Sally Reston thanking and praising her for talks she gave regarding her trip to China.

Articles Notices of speaking engagments for Sally Reston.

From Tokyo to Hong Kong--notebook labeled number two Description of trip from Tokyo to Hong Kong. Also, a list of gifts bought.

Articles, Notes Correspondence with publishers regarding their use of Sally Reston's China slides in textbooks.

The New Republic, May 4, 1974 Copy of the 5/4/74 New Republic with an article by Sally Reston titled, "Chinese Medicine."

Shanghai--notebook labeled number sixteen Information on Shanghai. Also, notes on a dinner with a member of the "central committee."

Journals, notes, and correspondence Notes for some of Sally and Scotty's talks/speaches, including Sally's on China, including one for the Baltimore Museum of Art, Mary Baldwin College, a 4/28/73 speech at the University of Illinois, and another for the Women's Auxilliary of ASME. Transcript of an address Scotty gave at the 1968 University of Maryland, College Park commencement.

Letter to Embassy of China, audiotape 4/29/71 letter to the Chinese embassy in Ontario, requesting a visa for himself and Sally to travel to China.

Vogue, April 15, 1972--Sally Reston article on China, 4/15/72 Vogue with a Sally Reston article titled, "In China Now."

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Civil Defense, 1961 Information--including memo, speeches, and brochures--mostly from Fall 1961, about fallout ("living") shelters.

Civil Rights, 1963 Mostly reader mail from June 1963 regarding Reston or NY Times' articles on civil rights and Kennedy.

Civilian control of government, 1954 8/1/54 letter from Lt. Dennis C. Stanfill, U.S. Navy, to Reston detailing the "true story" of the recent fight between the Navy and two Chinese planes. Stanfill claims the Chinese were provoked by Navy leaders in an attempt to start a larger battle that could perhaps start a war, which he claims some commanders wanted.

Grenville Clark, 1966 12/23/66 letter from Robert H. Reno asking Reston to join him and others in nominating Greenville Clark for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize.

Benjamin V. Cohen--memorial talks, 1983 Transcripts of four memorials for Ben Cohen, including ones given by Pal Freund and Arthur Schlesinger.

Columns

Spiro Agnew, 1970-73 Copies of Reston articles on Agnew

Bureaucracy column, 1986-87

China trip pieces, 1971 Reston's articles from his trip to China.

Column ideas--1950s, 1953-54, 1956 Photocopy of a draft of a Reston column on Sen. McCarthy.

Fourth of July '68, 1968 6/5/68 Reston column on the Fourth of July in the context of the political atmosphere of 1968.

Miscellaneous 1960s columns, 1963-65, 1969 Draft of Reston column on the New York printers strike marked "KILLED BY EDITOR." Also, column on Edward Murrow leaving the U.S. Information Agency, one from South Vietnam in 1965, a 1963 news analysis on the murders of President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.

Miscellaneous columns, 1963, 1968, 1979 12/7/63 article on President Johnson's demanding work-ethic and schedule, an 11/13/68 column datelined Paris about the 50th anniversary of WWI, and a 10/26/79 column about Kissinger's book "White House Years."

Miscellaneous columns, 1960s-1970s

Miscellaneous 1980s columns, 1983-85, 1987 Lexis Nexis copies of Reston columns, including a couple on Reagan, the Cold War, and his semi-retirement column on 8/2/87.

Public vs. the Press, 1983 12/6/83 memo from "Schmitt" suggesting Reston write a column about the American public's support of President Reagan exluding reporters from Grenada during the first two days of the invasion. He includes material on public perception of the press, including a Time cover story titled, "Journalism under fire." An subject outline meant as a guide for a videotaped conversation between Reston and Walter Cronkite.

James B. Reston--Columns, typescripts, and notes, 1969, ca. 1977 Dozens of Reston columns on a variety of subjects. One is a 9/16/84 column datelined Urbana, Ill about his 50th reunion at the University of Illinois.

Vietnam column clippings, 1940, 1963, 1965 Early (1965 and before) Reston columns on Vietnam. A letter to a Mr. Gus apparently in response to a letter from Gus about Reston's back injury from his plane crash in Vietnam.

Column clippings Some of these clippings were taped to sheets of paper, apparently for a scrapbook; these sheets were then grouped together and put in 9"x 12" kraft envelopes. Because of the acidic and near-brittle condition of the clippings, they were not refoldered during initial processing so that handling would be reduced.

Columns, 1946, 1957-58, 1960-63 Copies of Reston columns, and some notes for these articles.

Columns, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1955-66 Column clippings. Also, a 19-page draft of a 1947 Harper's article titled, "Negotiating with the Russians."

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Columns, September-October, 1949

Columns and articles, 1955-59, 1961 Copies of Reston columns. Also, the 5/5/56 Sally and Scotty Reston Saturday Evening Post article titled, "On Picking a College," about the process they went through of finding a college for their son Dick; and the 3/1/58 Sat. Evening Post article by them about their trip behind the Iron Curtain.

Columns (3 sets), January-December, 1958 A complete, or at least near complete, collection of copies of 1958 Reston columns. Also, in Folder 3 there is headline index for the columns.

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Columns, January-June, 1962 Copies of columns, including a headline list.

Columns (3 sets), January-June, 1964 Copies of columns, including a headline list.

Columns (1 set), July-December, 1964 Copies of columns, including a headline list.

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Columns (2 sets), July-December, 1964 Copies of columns.

Columns (3 sets), January-June, 1965 Copies of columns.

Columns (1 set), June-December, 1965 Copies of columns.

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Columns (2 sets), June-December, 1965 Copies of columns. Folder 2 contains the resume for Clarence L. James, Jr., an attorney.

Columns, 1966 Columns.

Column, May 9, 1967 Drafts of columns, including a few with editing marks on them.

Columns, 1967 Columns.

Columns, 1967, 1970, 1990-91 Columns.

Columns, 1968 Columns.

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Columns, July 1968 Columns.

Columns, 1969 Columns.

Columns, 1970-71 Columns.

Columns, 1972-73 Columns.

Columns, 1974 Columns.

Columns, 1975-77 Columns.

Columns, September 1982 Columns.

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Columns, September-December 1983 Columns.

Columns, 1984, 1987 Columns.

Columns, 1988-90 Columns.

Common Market (2 folders), 1961 Folder 1: 11/24/61 letter from O.R. Strackbein, chairman of The Nation-wide Committe of Industry, Agriculture and Labor on Import-Export Policy. Strackbein says that 90 percent of recent news stories on the tariff and trade question have been "devoted to the promotion of the liberal-trade side." He sends Reston a study on the need for the U.S. to grow and expand, and "employ the employable." Folder 2: Articles and columns, including some by Reston, on the European Common Market.

Confidential Memoranda--January 1953-August 1959 Reston and his associates frequently prepared summaries, often for Arthur Hays Sulzberger, of meetings and conversations he held with senior governmental officials, including:

John Foster Dulles with 17 reporters at the Carlton, June 5, 1953 View.

Alice Longworth re: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the League of Nations, January 14, 1957 View.

Thoughts on Vice-President Richard Nixon, January 21, 1957 View.

Konstantin G. Fedosev re: "the German situation", December 30, 1953 View.

From W. H. Lawrence, Ike's Determination to enact Program, January 1954 View.

Walt Waggoner: Dinner for General Walter Bedell Smith, Jan. 4, 1954 View.

Claire Luce on De Gasperi and Italian Communist Party, January 5, 1954 View.

W. H. Lawrence on Vice President Nixon's Travels Abroad, January 8, 1954 View.

Background Conference with Brownell, January 8, 1954. View.

Louis Strauss, Henry B. Smyth and Vannevar Bush re: the Atomic Energy Commission, April 29, 1954 View.

President Eisenhower's Public Relations, June 21, 1954 View.

Winston Churchill and John Foster Dulles: views on the future of allies, June 13, 1954 View.

President Eisenhower's Public Relations, June 21, 1954 View.

Walter Bedell Smith to Thirteen Reporters, Sept. 17, 1954 View.

George V. Allen, October 13, 1955?

Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen, October 13, 1955 View.

Tony Leviero on background dinner with Admiral Robert Carney, March 24, 1955 View.

Hanson W. Baldwin on handling of Carney episode, April 14, 1955 View.

W. H. Lawrence, background dinner with Senator William F. Knowland, April 8, 1955 View.

Dulles off-the-record dinner, April 28, 1955 View.

Averell Harriman in Washington D.C. for Governor's Conference, May 1, 1955 Harriman criticizes the Times' editorial support of Dewey and discusses Adlai Stevenson's chances in 1956.

U. S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Chip Bohlen,, June 17,1955, April 17, 1956, March 5, 1957

Chip Bohlen Returns from Moscow, June 17, 1955 View.

W.H. Lawrence provides Reston with notes on off-the-record dinner with CIA Director Allen Dulles, July 14, 1955 View.

Tony Leviero Writes Memo to Reston on Suppression of Sources, February 7, 1956 View.

Reston Meets with Chip Bohlen, Discuss Views on Soviet Union, April 17, 1956 View.

Charles E. Bohlen, views on domestic and foreign policies of the Soviet Union, March 5, 1957 View.

Allen Dulles, talked off-the-record on trouble spots around the world, April 26, 1957 View.

Adlai Stevenson, talked about the difference between him and Allen Dulles, January 12, 1957 View.

U. Alexis Johnson talked about problems in China and Czechoslovakia, January 23, 1958 View.

Allen Dulles talked about Soviet line, rise of dictatorship, and Chinese communes , November 19, 1958 View.

Deputy Premier Mikoyan of the USSR talked about American-Russian relations on dinner, January 6, 1959 View.

James Reston talked about the future of New York Times and the strategy it should adopt,, January 29, 1958 View.

Neil McElroy talked on not-for-attribution basis about U.S. missile developing strategy against the Soviet Union, January 28, 1959 View.

President Eisenhower talks off the record about Dulles, China, and Khrushchev Visit, Steel Strike, and legislation , August 10, 1959 View.

Confidential Memoranda--February 1960-February 1966

Cuban/Carribean situation Demands Regional Correspondent, February 22, 1960 View.

Conversation with Lyndon Johnson, July 3,1964 View.

Ned Kenworthy on France as an atomic power, July 16, 1960 View.

Ned Kenworthy with Jerry Wadsworth re: US/Soviet Relations and the Vela Project (underground neclear testing), July 28, 1960 View.

George Kennan to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Belgrade, August 21, 1961 View.

Max Frankel, Background conversation with Dean Rusk, September 17, 1961 View.

Ben Franklin on the rumor that John F. Kennedy was married to Durie Malcolm, Oct. 27, 1961 View.

Franklin: Summary memo on John F. Kennedy's alleged marriage to Durie Malcolm, Nov. 7, 1961 View.

Dean Rusk relates anxieties about West German Ambassador Kroll in Moscow and Conrad Adenauer's domestic treaty on Berlin policy with the Free Democrats. He also comments on Russian relations, noting disappointment over nuclear testing. Finally, Rusk offers opinions on Southeast Asia and domestic politics., Nov. 13, 1961 View.

Editorial Board Meeting Summary, November 21, 1961. View.

Charles O. Porter, former Oregon congressman, has located an eyewitness to the Gerry Murphy murder., March 17, 1964 View.

Frankel to Reston on captured Chinese documents, unknown View.

Interview with James Reston, January 28 1965 In an interview with a Mr. Berdes, Reston evaluates the role of the reporter as watchdog. In particular, he discusses how important changes in population, government, and foreign affairs have and will affect the reporter's job requirements. Toward the end of the interview, Reston also discusses the increase of specialization in reporting. He concludes the interview with a few comments on the ethics of news management.

This memo, which was circulated throughout the upper levels of the New York Times, deals with a civilian review board for the police department. Binn also discusses relations between the press and the Lindsay adminsitration, offering explanations as to why the city government is criticizing the media., Feb. 23, 1966 View.

Charley Mohr on Background Dinner with Barry Goldwater, n.d. View.

Clifton Daniel and Max Frankel on China, August 28 View.

Top Secret Memo from Chester Bowles to the President of the United States This confidential document is a response to the President's request for comments on difficulties related to obtaining support for the administration's stand on Berlin. Bowles first underscores that not enough has been done to inform the American public of the Berlin issue. Yet Bowles is optimistic about the atittudes held by leaders in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. But above all, the fundamental task remains, Bowles believes, to convince skeptics that the administration firmly supports self-determination.

Wallace Carroll on Dinner with Hubert Humphrey, December 15, View.

Background Meeting with Adolph Berle, (ca. Kennedy Administration) View.

Memo from A. H. Sulzberger to Reston on Dulles editorial., date unknown View.

Vice President Nixon on Soviet-U.S. Relations, ca. Eisenhower Administration View.

Herter Backgrounder: This document deals with Mr. Herter's comments on the Administration's efforts to reduce the balance of payments deficit., date unknown View.

Kennedy Discusses Upcoming Campaign, February 19, 1959 View.

Ambassador John Allison on Indonesia, date unknown View.

D.A. Schmidt met with the new special foreign affairs adviser to the President, W.M. Jackson., date unknown View.

Off-the-recrod with Dulles: Allen Dulles provided his opinions on how relations with the Soviet Union should be altered. He believed the United States should spend more time wooing neutral countries so that they do not fall under the sphere of Soviet satellite nations., date unknown View.

At Indian Embassy, Mr. Menon holds off-the-record talk about U.S.-China relations., June 14, year unknown View.

Background Dinner with Harold Stassen, Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, ca. 1953, 1954 View.

John B. Connally, 1978-79 Copies of press releases and speeches by Connally. Also, a 10/7/78 letter from Connally to Reston, saying he appreciates Reston's recent article on him, and that he does not know yet whether or not he will run for president.

James Cromwell, 1978 Two brochures relating to Cromwell. One previews a Q & A he will give for AARP titled "Problems of the U.S.A.

Mario Cuomo (2 folders), 1985-88 Folder 1: Copies of articles and speeches about/by Cuomo. A 1/30/84 transcript of a Reston interview with Cuomo, mostly about the 1984 elections. One copy of the interview has remarks/reactions written on it. Folder 2: Articles about Cuomo. A transcript of a 3/26/88 speech by Cuomo with comments written on it.

John Paton Davies, 1954-56 Memos and letters relating to Davies being dismissed from the Foreign Service for being a "security risk," a tag many of the writers of these letters do not agree with.

"Days...", 1952, 1960-61, 1963, 1965 Clippings and notes from important days in Reston's life.

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Charles De Gaulle--State Department response to his September 17,1958 memorandum, 1958, 1965 1/25/65 Department of State report by Stephen Laird about France, de Gaulle's health, and its future political leadership. Also,1/31/64 memo by William Tyler to the Under Secretary, labeled "secret" but sent to Reston. In 1958, de Gaulle sent a letter to President Eisenhower about the U.S. acting as the sole world power in the West, and the importance of France maintaining influence and power in world affairs. De Gaulle said he would subordinate French participation in NATO to fulfill his demands. The 1961 memo analyzes the U.S.'s reaction to de Gaulle's demands.

Denver Post, 1953 12/3/53 telefax from Denver Post editorial page editor Robert Lucas to Reston. Lucas says that Sen. Joe McCarthy calls Reston's recent article on John Davies "completely inaccurate." Lucas says he doubts it is, and urges Reston to follow up with a story confirming his first one. Reston replies that McCarthy is right that part of his story was innacurate, but gist of it was strong and McCarthy is still double-speaking. Reston says he is going to go "into this in some detail" but not until after the strike.

Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 1948 magazine article about Dewey by Stanley High.

Arthur J. Dommen and Cheryl Weissman, "The Origin of American Escalation in Vietnam" 25 page paper titled, "The Origin of American Escalation in Vietnam."

Draft, 1961, 1966-67 Material concerning the military draft in the 1960s.

Allen Dulles, 1954, 1959 5/13/54 memo sent to Reston from W.H. Waggoner about a talk Allen Dulles gave to Overseas Writers. Waggoner said it is on background and not attributable. Most of it has to do with CIA estimates of Soviet politics, science, and intentions. A copy of a 4/8/59 Dulles address to the Edison Electric Institute titled, "The Challenge of Soviet Power." An unidentified letter about an interview with Dulles. Dulles mostly talks about press freedom versus the need for secrecy in the intelligence community. Dulles says, "In a democratic government, with covert operations, you just have to take the risk of publicity."

John Foster Dulles (2 folders), 1944, 1953-54 Folder 1: 3/30/54 letter, presumably from Reston, to Dulles. Apparently, Reston was trying to confirm information from a story and called a dozen State Department sources but was getting no where, until Dulles himself, and a "Carl" called. Reston congratulated Dulles and Carl for taking 5 minutes, something he said no Secretary in his experience had ever done. Reston magazine piece on "Dewey's probable Secretary of State." Folder 2: Reston memo regarding a meeting between Dulles and a dozen Washington correspondents at Dulles' house before he left for the Berlin Conference.

Dulles Doctrine, 1955-56 1/19/56 memo about a dinner conversation between Dulles and a number of correspondents. Dulles talked about the Soviet economy--that it was becoming one of the great industrial nations of the world--and the upcoming Eden visit. Thirteen page manuscript of an interview with Dulles. Dulles discusses the importance of having the ability to retaliate instantily in the event of an attack, on his belief that the North Atlantic Treaty allows the U.S. to treat an attack on an ally as an attack on the U.S. itself, France's war in Indo-China and if there could be U.S. involvment. A six-page account of a 4/6/55 dinner with Dulles, during which Dulles spoke mostly of the upcoming Geneva meeting.

Ralph Dungan--Ambassador to Chile, 1967 3/30/67 letter from Dungan inviting Reston to stay at his house in Chile. A 3/7/67 letter to the editor from Reston saying he wrongly included Dungan and Robert Smith in a list of National STudent Association members at the time of the NSA's involvement with the CIA. A 2/20/67 letter from Dungan telling Reston his column on the NSA was innacurate.

Dwight Eisenhower, 1951, 1953-54, 1956, 1958 1/4/54 text of President Eisenhower's speech to the American people. 9/21/53 speech on the Republican Party, in relation to its upcoming 100th anniversary.

Dwight Eisenhower--Health, 1953-57 Material relating to the health of President Eisenhower, who suffered a heart attack in 1955.

Eisenhower speeches, 1953-54 1/4/54 text of President Eisenhower's speech to the American people. 9/21/53 speech on the Republican Party, in relation to its upcoming 100th anniversary.

Elections Various articles, some by Reston, some not. Some relate to the 1988 elections, and a couple are Reston columns on the fall of Communism.

Campaign 1988, 1987, 1990

ABC News Election Handbook--The '82 Vote (2 folders), 1982 State-by-state demographic breakdowns for the 1982 elections, including ballot informatio, candidates, voting registration, past elections results, etc.

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Election 1988--Voter turnout, 1988-89 Two lengthy studies--one on 1988 primary voter turnout, the other on that years general election turnout.

Foreign Services Institute--John Rooney, 1953-54, 1957-59 Lots of congressional records excerpts on the Foreign Service Institute, its budget and the language definciancy of many U.S. foreign diplomats.

Formosa A "confidential" memo analyzing the proposed Mutual Defense Treaty with China and whether or not it will aid or embarrass the U.S. in protecting its interests in Formosa and the Pescadores, in deterring attacks on those islands, and in opposing such attacks if they occur.

Foundations, Organizations, and Institutions

American Philosophical Society, 1980 4/19/80 letter from the executive officer of the American Philosophical Society explaining the rules of the society to Reston, who was a new member at the time.

Antioch College, 1960 3/8/60 letter from Anthony Haswell asking Reston to be on the Antioch College board of trustees. Reston declines, saying he is too busy.

Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1969-73 Lots of invitations for Reston to attend, and in some cases speak, at Aspen functions.

Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, 1986 Biography of Dr. Andrew J. Pierre, the new director general of the institute.

Barone Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University--Marvin Kalb, director, 1987-88 Information and "accomplishments" of the Barone Center. Also, a letter from its director asking Reston to be on its Senior Advisory Board. Also, a number clips about or citing the center.

Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, 1994

Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, 1988-89

Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government meeting (2 folders), 1990 Briefing books on commission meetings.

Carnegie Corporation of New York (2 folders), 1988-89

Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1990-91 Invitations to Carnegie events, and Carnegie reports.

Council on Foreign Relations, 1950, 1953-56, 1963, 1966-67 Correspondence with the council, including recommendations by Reston for new members.

Dryfoos Conferences in Public Affairs, 1967 3/1/67 letter from Gene Lyons, Director of the Public Affairs Center at Dartmouth, asking Reston to lunch with him and discuss with him the Orvil Dryfoos Conferences in Public Affairs held annually at the school and possible NY Times involvement. A May 1967 letter inidicates that the two met.

Foreign Policy Clearing House, 1960 9/16/60 letter from Jay Cerf, director of the Foreign Policy Clearing House, asking to meet with Reston and talk to him about the Clearing House. He also includes a copy of the Freshman Orientation Seminars for congressmen, and he asks that it be kept confidential. A copy of the orientation is not in the folder.

Alcide de Gasperi Foundation, 1988 Correspondence and information relating to a December 1988 seminar celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan.

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Greenbrier Conference, 1964 Correspondence and information relating to the Greenbriar Conference held in 1964, in which the management of The Times was discussed, including: editorial, advertising, labor relations, and personnel. The minutes of the meeting are included. Also, there is a series of 13 statiscal tables relating to circulation--the Times' and those other New York paper--compiled by Ivan Veit.

Gridiron Club of Washington, D. C. (2 folders), 1953-58, 1961, 1967-68, 1990 Social club for the Washington press corps that "roasts" the president. 1953 correspondence relating to Reston becoming an active member of the club. Other information includes the planning of skits, and programs from various years.

Gridiron Club roster Roster of Gridiron members from an unknown date.

Harvard University School for Scandal Conference, 1990 Agenda for the conference, and a list of invited participants, which includes Reston.

Jean Monnet Council (2 folders), 1988, 1990 Correspondence relating to Monnet and the Monnet Council.

Marshall Plan Group, 1987 Invitation to Reston to attend the 40th anniversary celebration of the Marshall Plan by the Alcide de Gasperi Foundation.

Poyntner Institute, 1987-88 Correspondence between Susan Dryfoos of The Times and Robert Haiman, president and managing director of Poynter, regarding an interview Poynter conducted with Reston for a PBS "Newsleaders" series. The Times did not want the Reston interview included because they were working on a similar project. Haiman agreed to pull the interview from the series.

Pulitzer Prize, 1942 Correspondence relating to the reporting Hanson Baldwin and Louis Stark in 1942, and their nomination for the 1942 Pulitzer.

Pulitzer Prize--letters of congratulation, 1945 Congratulatory letters to Reston for the award.

Pulitzer Letters--1975, 1974-75 Reports from various Pulitzer advisory boards with their picks. Also, a handwritten sheet listing the winners.

Pulitzer--Secretaries Report, 1975 1975 Pulitzer Secretary's Report, marked "confidential." It's contains the agendas for the advisory boards, a financial report for the Pulitzer fund (it was operating in a deficet for the first time since the Depression), jury reports, and other information.

"Pulitzer Prizes"--booklet with lists of prizes awarded, 1917-78

Pulitzer Prize Convocation, 1991 Copy of the 9/22/91 Pulitzer convocation by Michael Sovern, president of Columbia University, and senior member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Rockefeller Foundation, 1962 2/8/62 invitation from Kenneth W. Thompson of The Rockefeller Foundation to Reston to have lunch and discuss the Foundation's Villa Serbelloni. Reston says he'd like to meet with Thompson.

School of Advanced International Studies, 1955 11/28/55 invitation from Hobart Spalding, director of the School of Advanced International Studies of The John Hopkins University, to Reston to attend the school's conference on the Middle East.

Scottish Council, 1953 10/8/53 invitation from J. Harvey Howells to Reston to join the U.S. Committee of the Scottish Council, a "non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian organization of civic leaders" throughout the world devoted to help the economic development of Scotland. Reston declines, saying that though it goes against his desires, he cannot, as a newspaperman, be involved in a committee in support of any special interest, especially that of a foreign government. He does agree to see Lord Bilsland, as Howells asked.

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U. S. Church Leaders Conference, 1989 Also contains material relating to the Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University.

Weizmann Institute Forum on Science, Technology, and Government, 1989 Information relating to the 1989 Forum on Science and Government at the Weizmann Institute, which was a meeting of scientists and politicians. Among the items in the folder are: invitations to Reston for dinners, two articles about the forum, information about the forum, and an annual report for the Weizmann Institute.

William Allen White Editorial Conference and Foundation, 1953-54, 1957 Booklet about the first William Allen White Editorial Conference in 1953. A copy of the Feb. 1954 and Nov. 1957 minutes of the foundation's board meeting. Also, a Feb. 1954 annual report.

William Allen White Foundation, 1955-56, 1958, 1964 Correspondence with the foundation, which Reston was a trustee of. Also, more annual reports and minutes of meetings.

World Book Encyclopedia (5 folders), 1962-68 Folder 1: correspondence regarding Reston writing a 3,000-word year in review article for World Book about 1962. Drafts of Reston's article, focusing on governmental isues, are included. Folder 2: Correspondence relating to World Book board of editors, which Reston was on, and a copy of his article for the 1967 World Book on national affairs in 1966. Includes correspondence with Mortimer Adler and color photographs. Folder 3: Reston World Book article focusing on the 1964 presidential election. Folder 4: Reston World Book article on national affairs in 1965. Folder 5: Reston World Book article on national affairs in 1967.

Freedom of Information Act (2 folders), 1986 Material relating to U. S. air strike against Libya in 1986, with Reston annotations attached throughout. The following is a sample of included documents

Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense regarding Mediterranean Operations, February 27, 1986 View.

JCS Messanging System: Cancellation of Attain Document II, February 28, 1986 View.

Attain Document II Instructions, February 1986 View.

Freedom of the Press, 1972-73 Copy of a 12/27/72 speech given by A.M. Rosenthal to The Council on Foreign Relations titled "The Growing Crisis of Press Confidentiality and Its Impact on Foreign Policy." Articles on reporters and their use of confidential sources. A copy of the 2/22/73 statement of Anthony Amsterdam, a Stanford law professor, to the U.S. Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights about the compulsion of journalist's testimony and freedom of the press. Also, Vice Chairman of CBS Frank Stanton's statement to the committee.

Robert Frost, 1963 Issue of the Amherst Student (Amherst, Massachusetts) dedicated to Frost.

William Fulbright and Nikita Khrushchev--partial transcript of talk, Sept. 1959

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"Future" Material related to research on future directions of U. S. society.

John Kenneth Galbraith, 1989 Galbraith commencement address at Smith College in 1989.

Eric Goldman, 1966 Reston's thoughts on Goldman, the White House "intellectual-in-residence" under LBJ until he quit in 1966. Goldman thought LBJ jealous, irrational, and that he personalizes everything and therefore cannot stand being criticized.

Barry Goldwater, 1964 Copy of an interview, talk, or speech by Goldwater, in which he talks about his beliefs and what he will do as president.

Albert Gore (2 folders), 1984, 1987

Letter to James Reston, 1984 View.

Public Service Announcement: Gore Urges Superpower Cooperation on Arms Control, June 3, 1987 View.

"Government Dirty Tricks", 1986-88, 1992 Material concerning the communication difficulties of Ronald Reagan andJ. Danforth Quayle, the Iran-Contra affair, and its impact on the presidential campaign of George Bush. Excerpts of Reston's 2/26/87 interview with George Bush.

Katharine Graham, 1987 Copy of the 6/30/87 Washington Post, which celebrates Graham's birthday.

James Hagerty, 1958 Esquire article on Hagerty, who was Eisenhower's press secretary.

H. R. Haldeman, 1971

Memo to Mr. Buchanan, Aug. 11, 1971; In this memo, Haldeman suggests that someone "in a high position" write an angry letter to Reston. Haldeman even claims that Reston was "virtually guilty of treason in the comments that he made regarding the President's lack of courage" View.

Henry Beetle Hough memorials, 1976-77 Articles about Hough's life, and one's about his death, including some by Reston.

Bertram D. Hulen, 1949-50 Articles relating to the death of Times Washington Bureau reporter Bertram Hulen, who died in July 1949 in a plane crash in India.

Hubert Humphrey--1960 Correspondence relating to the Times wishing to establish a correspondent in China. 1/18/60 letter from a Humphrey assistant to Reston saying they are not happy that a letter to the editor they sent to the Times in reaction to an Arthur Krock editorial on Humphrey was not printed. Reston says they need to take it up with Charles Merz.

Inaugural addresses, 1965 Comments from Reston clerk Steve Roberts on the inaugural speeches of the presidents from Washington through Kennedy.

Integration, 1956, 1958

Interview Notes and Transcripts Complete and partial interview transcripts, summaries of interviews, summaries of informal conversations, notes on interviews and conversations, and correspondence.

"Background dinners" Notes on conversations with John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, and Herve Alphand, French Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Sherman Adams, 1956, 1957 Notes on talks with Sherman Adams, assistant to the president, in 1956 and 1957. The 1956 talk was largely about Adams power in the White House. The 1957 one was about Eisenhower's health and his possible involvement in the 1960 election.

Howard Baker interview, April 1987 (2 folders) Transcripts of the interview.

Minister Hanan Bar (Israel), 1978 Typed notes from a November 1978 phone interview with Hanan Bar-on.

Michael Blumenthal, February 1977 Notes on conversation with Treasury Secretary.

George Bush interview, February 1987 7/25/88 interview request by Reston to speak to Bush.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Interview concerning Arab-Israeli tensions

Notes on interview concerning U. S. and U. S. S. R. Geneva Conference concerning Arab-Israeli tensions

Notes on conversation concerning Cyrus Vance resignation, April 1980

George Urban interview of Brzezinski on "Democracy in America," provides philosophical retrospective of Carter administration foreign policy, 1981

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Frank Carlucci, October 1981 Notes on telephone interview with Deputy Defense Secretary concerning Reston trip to Japan. View.

Jimmy Carter--Interview concerning presidential campaign, August 1976

Transcripts and Reston notes (2 folders), December 1977. View: p. 1, 2.

Joe Clark--Canada, October 29, 1979 Interview with Canadian prime minister concerning inflation, U. S.-Canadian relations, defense, and energy. View.

Ramsey Clark Notes on conversation concerning Vietnam, civil rights, and the indictment of Dr. Benjamin Spock for anti-draft activities. View.

Maurice Couve de Murville, May 8, 1959 Notes on conversation with French Foreign Minister concerning U. S. and Russian summit at Geneva. Also contains notes on conversation with Jean Monnet. View.

Felix Frankfurter, October 1953 Frankfurter's suggestions on how to deal with the printer's strike. Also, a one-page transcript of an October 1953 Reston conversation with Frankfurter.

Ashraf A. Ghorbal, Egyptian Ambassador, interview transcript, 1981

Interview transcription, June 14, 1981 Conversation between James Reston and Egyptian ambassador concerning Israeli bombing of Iraqi nuclear plant. View.

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, interview transcript, August 1974

Interview, June 1975

Interview transcript, June 12, 1975 Interview with President Valery Giscard d'Estaing concerning d'Estaing's opinions on some international affairs and some domestic policies. View.

Edward Heath interview, 1974

Interview transcript, Feb 26, 1974 Intervew with Edward Heath concerning oil crisis. View.

Richard Helms, interview fragment

Report on interview with Richard Helms, Interview with Richard Helms concerning journalism's effect on government policies. View.

Interview fragment

Interviews--includes Pierre Trudeau, Anwar Sadat, Hafez Al-Assad, King Hussein of Jordan, President Tito of Yugoslavia, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Califano, Cecil Adams, and McGeorge Bundy (2 folders), 1976-79, 1982

Reston's Tito interview, March 2, 1978 Interview with Tito concerning some contemporary political issues and also Stalin, Churchill, religion, death and what would happen to Yugoslavia after he is gone. View.

Lecture given by James Reston, Feb 18, 1978 In this lecture given at the North American Congress of the Laity, James Reston talked about religion, morality, roles of press, reconciliation between personal morality and national morality, roles of communication and forgiveness, etc. View.

Notes on conversation, Sept 3, 1976 Reston's phone conversation with McGeorge Bundy. View.

Conversations , April 28, 1977 James Reston's conversation with Joseph A. Califano concerning welfare and employment, etc. View.

Transcript of interview with Cecil D. Andrus, April 6, 1977 Interview with Secretary of Interior, Cecil D. Andrus concerning Kennedy Bill, environment, etc. View.

Notes, April 7, 1979 Remarks of Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois by James Reston View.

Hamilton Jordan, March 1977

Conversation with Hamilton Jordan, March 3, 1977 Conversation with Hamilton Jordan, Carter's Chief of Staff View.

Ted Kennedy, May 1973

Transcript of James Reston's interview with Ted Kennedy. They talk about his family and President Kennedy in detail, May 4, 1973 View.

Henry Kissinger See also the Yankelovich-Reston interview in the "Interview Notes and Transcripts" sub-section of the SUBJECT FILE.

Telephone interview, January 29, 1973 View.

Notes on conversation, March 25, 1975 View.

Notes on conversation concerning Arab-Israeli tensions, May 1977 View.

Notes on conversation , ca. Oct. 1977 View.

Interview transcript, January 18, 1977 View.

Telephone interview concerning Anwar Sadat's trip to Israel, November 1977 View.

Notes on conversation, January 1980 View.

Telephone interview concerning Republican National Convention, July 1980 View.

Aleksei Kosygin interview, 1965

Kosygin's interview, Dec 7, 1965 Interview with Prime Minister Aleksei N. Kosygin by James Reston at Kremlin. View.

Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican President, December 1982

Interview with President La Madrid., Dec 4, 1982 Interview with Mexico president La Madrid concerning the relations between the United States and Mexico. View.

Interview translation, Feb 2, 1988 Interview with president Miguel de la Madrid concerning Mexico domestic affairs and some problems facing South America. View.

Interview, February 1988

Francois Mitterand, French President

Interview, June 1981

Notes on conversation, September 1986

F. Ray Marshall, Labor Secretary--Notes on interview, March 1977 Excerpts from the talk with the Secretary of Labor.

Walter Mondale, March 1977 A conversation with Mondale, mostly about the Carter administration--getting started, how its run, who has what power.

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Tom Murray, AEC Commissioner, 1957 Cabell Phillips relays to Reston and Lester Markel a conversation he had with Murray, in which Murray said he believes that the Times is biased against him in favor of Lewis Strauss.

Jose Lopez Portillo, Mexican President, interview fragment, February 2, 1979

Interview , Feb 2, 1979 Interview with Jose Lopez Portillo, Mexican president about relationships between the United States and Mexico and Portillo's visit to President Carter. View.

P. Ramsbotham, April 1977 Unidentified, but possibly a State Department official during Carter administration.

interview, April 1, 1977 Interview with P. Ramsbotham concerning the Soviet Union and its leader, Brezhnev. View.

Ronald Reagan, February 1968

Interview, Feb , 1968 Interview with Ronald Reagan concerning the country as a whole. Topics are the war, the economy, the morality and also the possibility of Reagan's running for ice presidency. View.

Dick Reeves, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Dale Bumpers, February 1977 Notes on conversations.

Notes on conversation, Feb 15, 1977 Notes on conversations with Dick Reeves, etc, concerning some political issues. View.

Reston--Freedom of Information Act (contains excerpts of Reston's interview of Henry Kissinger in October 1974), 1974, 1989

Transcript, October 1974 Reston's telephone interview with Henry Kissinger in October 1974. View.

Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican President

Interview transcript, Feb 1988 Reston's interview with Mexican president, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, concerning Mexico political situation and some social issues, such as immigration. View.

Sato Eisaku, Japanese Prime Minister, August 1971

Interview transcript, August 31, 1971 Restons' interview with Japanese Prime Minister Sato Eisaku, concerning triangle relationships among, Japan, China and the United States. The main topics are economy, foreign trade and nuclear weapons. View.

Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor, November 1982

Interview, August 1974

Interview, Nov 8, 1982 Interview with Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor, concerning world economy, etc. View.

Floyd Schwartz interview of Reston for Women's Wear Daily, April 3, 1970 Interview with Reston. Also contains contact sheets of photographs of Reston.

George Shultz--interviewed by Reston, 1988

Interview transcript, Jan 29, 1988 Reston's interview with Secretary of State, George P. Shultz, concerning bipartisan foreign policy. View.

Beverly Sills Lengthy interview transcript with opera singer Beverly Sills.

Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, June 1981

Conversation notes, June 19, 1981 Reston's conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Potter Stewart View.

Lewis Strauss--Former AEC Chairman and Commerce Secretary Transcript of telephone conversation

Interview transcript, Reston's interview with Lewis Strauss. View.

Henry Suydam--Press Conference, September 16, 1954

Question and answer, Sept 16, 1954 Questionds asked of Henry Suydam at his briefing on Sept 16th, 1954 View.

Stuart Symington, January 20, 1958 Notes on telephone conversation

Conversation notes, Jan 20, 1958 Conversation with Senator Symington over telephone. View.

Telephone conversations--(2 folders), 1953, 1955 These folders hold transcripts of conversations with Felix Frankfurter, Lloyd Cutler, and Chinese Foreign Minister Yeh.

Interview transcript, Oct 23, 1953 Reston interview with Justice Felix Frankfurter View.

Interview transcript, Oct 23, 1953 Reston interview with Lloyd Cutler. View.

Telephone conversation, Nov 2, 1955 Telephone interview with Chinese Foreign Minister Yeh. View.

Tito interview, 1978

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

Interview

Conversation, Feb 18th, 1977 Reston's conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau View.

Interview, October 1982

George Wallace, Alabama governor , ca. 1975 Transcript of interview

Yankelovich-Reston interview, 1976, 1979 This folder also holds a partial transcript of a 1979 interview with Henry Kissinger.

Interview transcript, Sept 29, 1976 James Reston's interview iwth Yankelovich. View.

Interview transcript, Oct 26, 1979 Interview with Henry Kissinger concerning concerning the anatomy of his book, THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS. View.

Japan, 1979, 1981 Reports and addresses by Japanese on topics such as Japan's economy, secrurity, and relations with America circa 1980.

Lyndon Johnson, 1957, 1960, 1964-65

Includes conversations with Lyndon Baines Johnson about world affairs, February 25, 1964 View.

Lyndon Johnson--LBJ appointees A list and brief bio of some LBJ appointees

Lyndon Johnson--Memo re: LBJ Interview Memo of a Jan. talk with LBJ. Not known who wrote the memo, but Reston is discussed in the third-person as asking a question. Tom Wicker's name is at the top of the memo, as is a "Potter," perhaps Phil Potter of the Baltimore Sun, and someone named Kiker. They talk about the budget, civil rights, Vietnam poverty, and other subjects.

Lyndon Johnson--Wicker backgrounder, April 25, 1966 4/25/66 conversation with President Johnson. "Wicker" is signed at the end. They talked mostly about Vietnam, though Johnson often criticizes his critics. Wicker also comments on LBJ's appearance and mood.

George Kennan, 1986, 1989, 1991 Articles on Kennan, and reviews of his books.

Edward Kennedy, 1962 Press release from U.S. News and World Report granting permission to use the interviews, with crediting the publication, they conducted with senatorial candidates Kennedy, McCormack, Lodge, and Curtis.

John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 30, 1963 Photocopy of Executive Order establishing the Warren Commission.

Robert Kennedy, 1964, 1966 Draft of a Reston article after Robert Kennedy's assasination--though it was written before RFK died. Transcript of a 2/2/66 "Today Show" interview with RFK. 3/5/64 letter from RFK to Reston asking him to interview for an oral history program on the John Kennedy administration. Reston agrees to do so.

William Knowland, 1954 Two November 1954 senate speeches by Knowland, with handwritten notes all over them.

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Abraham Lincoln, 1954 Quotes from unpublished Lincoln speech to a group of African Americans who were celebrating the ratification of Maryland's state constitution in 1864, which abolished slavery.

Walter Lippmann file, 1979-80

Reston talks on Walter Lippmann's legacy , September 23, 1979 View.

London--World War II, 1938, 1942 Copy of an article, possibly from the Dayton News, about Edward R. Murrow closing his broadcast with praise for Reston's "Prelude to Victory." Also, a copy of the constitution for The Association of American Correspondents in London, and a May 1942 Reader's Digest with a reprint of a Reston Times Magazine article.

MacLowry, 1941, 1991

Reston talks to Sulgrave Club members about America , December 4, 1991 View.

Joseph McCarthy--Charges against Times re: McCarthy, 1953-54 Letters to the editor, most of them supporting McCarthy and condemning the Times' coverage of him.

Joseph McCarthy--Complaints, 1954 Concerns a 1954 National Republic article accusing the Times of bias against Senator McCarthy.

Joseph McCarthy--Times-McCarthy, 1953-54 Mostly correspondence and articles relating to an 11/26/53 Reston article on the administration's reaction to a speech by Senator McCarthy. The article was being labled as inaccurate by some, including McCarthy.

Mademoiselle--Soviet/American Relations Forum, 1947 1947 Mademoiselle, which features a photo of Reston.

MALDEF--Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1984 Statistics and polling of Hispanic voters in 1984. Board information for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Marshall Plan A chapter about the conception and goals of economic recovery in post-WWII Europe from an unidentified book that quotes Reston.

H. L. Mencken, 1948 Photocopies of Mencken columns.

J. D. Meyers, 1992 1/24/92 copy a newspaper called Heartland which has an article about newsman J.D. Myers that has parts of it highlighted.

Middle East, 1967, 1970, 1979 Four Reston columns on the Middle East, two datelined Cairo and one Tel Aviv.

Miscellaneous Articles, 1942, 1971, 1974, 1987-1992 Random articles, some about Reston.

Vyacheslav Molotov, 1955 Typed questions for Soviet Foreign Minister, answers are not included.

Monroe Doctrine, 1965 A brief summary of various U.S. presidents implimentation of and additions to the Monroe Doctrine. Compiled by Jim Sayler and given to Reston in May 1965.

Patrick Moynihan, 1978 Copies of two Moynihan speeches forwarded to Reston by Moynihan.

NATO, April 1966 A copy of an April 1966 Foreign Affairs article about U.S.-Western Europe relations.

National Security Council, 1952-55 Reports by, and articles on, the National Security Council, especially what it is and what it does.

Newspapers, 1953 Three articles--one by Felix Frankfurter--on the role of the press.

Paul Nitze, 1984 Articles on Nitze, especially his role at the Geneva medium-range missle talks in 1984.

"The Origins and Evolution of NSC-68," Nitze seminar paper, 1990 Paper on the origins of the Cold War, focusing on containment.

Richard M. Nixon, 1954, 1956-61 Articles regarding Nixon, and a few memos of interviews with VP Nixon--some on background.

Nixon--1950s and '60s, 1955-57, 1961-62, 1973 Various Reston articles about Nixon.

"Nixon's attitudes toward Press", 1940, 1959, 1962, 1970-71 A collection of Nixon reactions to the media, with handwritten notes in the margins, apparently by Reston.

Adlai Stevenson talk to Reston about his mission in the State Department , January 12, 1957 View.

Note pads , undated

"The Reds, Crosley Field, Night Baseball"

"Reaction from Boston"

"Reporters on Players"

"Embassy N.Y."

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"Report-Intro J.B.R."

"A Book of Thoughts"

"CBS: The People, the Press, and TV"

"Book Notes"

"Things to Do"

"Account Expenses, James Reston 1992"

"Loose Papers"

Nuclear weapons memo and Bill Moyers script concerning Iran-Contra affair, 1985, 1987 Some information on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Also, a script written by Bill Moyers on the Iran-Contra affair.

Robert Oppenheimer--Dismissal from Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-54 Information on this matter, including the 12.23/53 letter from the AEC to Oppenheimer informing him of his suspension from the commission. Oppenheimer replies with a 43-page letter to Major Gen. Nichols of the AEC.

Otto E. Passman, 1960-61

Charles Percy Republican Senator from Illinois, July 14, 1967 A Congressional Quearterly bio of Percy.

Politics (2 folders), 1962, 1986, 1989-90 Folder 1: A 7/18/62 White House memo detailing roll call votes by the 99 Southern Democrats on four "key" issues. Folder 2: The 5/2/86 Time.

Population (3 folders), 1954-56, 1959, 1961-65, 1967 Folder 1: Pamphlets and reports on the world's population, especially its increasing and the consequences of this. Folder 2: The proceedings of 1962 conference on intra-uterine concraception. The 1/13/65 minutes of The Population Council's board of trustee's meeting. Folder 3: More population information, including the Population Council.

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Potsdam agreements, 1948, 1960 Correspondence regarding the Times request of the State Department to publish the agreements in full in 1960.

Presidential directives--Truman, 1948, 1952 Typed copies of directives concerning the confidentiality of executive branch employee loyalty records.

Presidential inability, 1957, 1959 A paper and a report on presidential inability (what happens when a president is unable to peform his duties--like when Eisenhower was sick).

Press (5 folders), 1953-55, 1959-67, 1973-74 Folder 1: December 1961 and January 1962 transcripts of the WCBS-TV Views the Press with Charles Collingwood. Folder 2: Papers about the press. A 1/12/64 Arizona Republic article about Reston receiving the John Peter Zenger Award from the University of Arizona. Folder 3: February 1953 correspondence between Reston and the American Newspaper Publishers Association's Cranston Williams. Reston feels the ANPA bulletin of FEb. 20 misrepresented what he said. Reston said Eisenhower's cabinet has attempted to work around reporters by going straight to publishers. Reston feels the ANPA made it sound like he said publishers are trying to play reporter. Folder 4: The May/June 1974 Columbia Journalism Review. A 7/8/74 Time special about press fairness, focusing on Watergate. Folder 5: More papers about journalism, fairness, and the truth, again with Watergate as a backdrop.

Press conferences and talks, 1957-58 Various papers, including a couple on presidents, press conferences, and their press secretaries. It's hard to tell if there's any order to this folder.

Admiral Arthur Radford, February 25, 1955 2/25/55 reprint of a U.S. News and World Report interview with Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Radioactive Waste, 1955-57 Reports on the disposal of radioactive waste.

Reader Mail

Individual column mail

Budget lag Handwritten letter on The Secretary of the Interior stationary (no date--possibly from 1962--signed name) telling Reston he was right on the budget log, that the decisionss were made in early winter, in the "afterglow of Cuba."

S. E. P. N. (Society for the Exposure of Political Nonsense), 1955 Includes correspondence to Reston and the following:

Letter to Herbert A. Wisbey, Nov. 23, 1955 View.

Column comment, 1953 David Oppenheim wrote James Reston on Nov 18, 1953. He offered some personal views on White's case, saying President Truman did not have a free hand in the matter and could not withhold signing the commission at his pleasure

Presidency--series, 1956 Letters from Arthur Maass, and other readers concerning Reston's series on the presidency.

Presidential libraries, 1957 Louis M. Starr and David D. Lloyd wrote James Reston, praising his column on presidential library. Lloyd mentioned a law that was adopted in 1955 authorizing the government to take over presidential libraries and to operate them as part of the national archives.

"Oblivion" nominations for article, 1958

Some columnists should be nominated for oblivion, June 2, 1958 View.

Uniquack, 1958 Many readers wrote Reston letters regarding his column "Uniquack" It is a device invented by Reston to probe the real motives behind certain political declarations.

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Catholic President, 1960

Response letter to James R. Brown, June 3, 1958 Reston writes in response to Brown's letter of June 3, 1958. Brown thanked Reston for his column and argued that the religious question need not be addressed in the terms surggested by the PAOU. View.

Letter in reponse to W.G. Logan, March 11, 1959 Reston wrote in reponse to Logan's letter of Feb 27, 1959, which said not all catholics would vote for Kennedy View.

Letter in response to Frederic Spotts, Dec 22, 1959 Spotts wrote a letter to Reston arguing the Catholic Church will use liberal institutions to gain power and then discard these institutions once it has. View.

Letter in response to William Hard, Dec 22, 1959 Reston wrote to Hard about birth control, explaining their different opinions View.

Response letter to Mrs. Paul MaCauley, Dec 23, 1959 Mrs. Paul MaCauley wrote to Reston, saying Reston's column advocated anti-Catholic position. View.

Letter in response to Paul Thomas Sayers, Dec 29, 1959 View.

Letter in response to Elizabeth Rogers, Jan 20, 1960 Rogers wrote to Reston on the issue of Kennedy's qualifications. View.

Letter in response to Walter Higgins, April 15, 1960 Reston wrote to Higgins, talking about religious prejudice. View.

Letter in response to Philip W. Johnston, April 15, 1960 Reston wrote to Johnston, answering whether he is concerned with the Rockefeller presidential set-up and its cost. View.

Letter in response to John O'Neill, April 18, 1960 O'Neill's argued that Reston's column had been misleading in describing Kennedy young and rich. View.

Letter in response to Telford Taylor, April 18, 1960 Taylor wrote to Reston, saying leaders of the nation cannot control religious issue no matter what they say. View.

Letter in response to Fred Wood, April 18, 1960 Wood wrote to Reston saying Roman Catholic Church has been in the forefront on the fight against Communism. View.

Letter in response to Robert Douglas, April 22, 1960 Douglas wrote to Reston to say that bigotry is bad, but one cannot favor Kennedy out of fear. View.

Letter in response to Francis Hogan, April 26, 1960 Hogan wrote Reston saying that it is not proper to discuss religious issue in press. View.

Letter in response to Gerald W. Heany, April 27, 1960 Gerald W. Heany wrote Reston, offering his opinions on whether the religion issue can be controlled during the presidential election View.

Letter in response to Frank Adams, May 3, 1960 Frank Adams wrote Reston, saying a Reston column gave wrong impression by dealing with church membership alone. View.

Letter in response to Alvin G. Hopson, September 20, 1960 Alvin Hopson wrote Reston, showing his consern about the ability of the U.S. political system of dealing with a Roman Catholic president. View.

Letter in response to Elenita Lindi, October 10, 1960 Elenita Lindi wrote that Roman Catholic Church would influence Kennedy's decision on civil matters, citing Spain, Columbia and Cuba. View.

Letter in response to Warren Dewing, October 17, 1960 Warren Dewing wrote Reston, saying she is afraid the Roman Catholic Church may influence Kennedy's decision on civil matters. View.

"National Purpose" article, 1960

Mills criticized James Reston, June 21, 1960 Wright Mills wrote Reston, criticizing his essay, "national purpose." Mills said the essay is pathetic. It does not ask most of the central questions that must be asked.

Opinions on "national purpose", June 23, 1960 Roger Hecht wrote that it is wrong to say the U.S. should and must use the brains of young people. The state exists for the sake of the individuals and is of no better in quality than its citizens.

Letter to James Reston, June 23, 1960 Cyrus Eaton wrote that the United States' assumption that socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe are waiting to be liberated is deadly wrong.

Letter to James Reston, June 25, 1960 Paul Shipman Andrews suggested that Reston's essay, national purpose, should be sent to every member of Congress and Senate.

Letter to James Reston, June 25, 1960 William Delaney wrote to Reston, promoting a program that will remove American youth from the environment of complacent mediocrity.

Letter to William Arnold, July 1, 1960 Arnold wrote that the majority of the people in the United States are uninformed and apathetic to the Communistic menace. View.

Letter in response to Henry C. Ramsey, June 27, 1960 Ramsey wrote that Reston should not dismiss some good ideas in one sentence. View.

Letter in reponse to J. DeLeon, June 27, 1960 DeLeon said Reston's article on national purpose is nothing but propaganda in favor of Nixon. View.

Letter in response to Howard Hayes, June 27, 1960 Hayes suggested Reston write about a whole class of "Ugly Americans" who spend all their energy on how to make the fast buck in Wall Street. View.

Nelson Rockefeller--Republican governor of New York, 1960

Letter in response to Charles P. Greenough, March 15, 1960 Greenough asked why the Republican dumped Rockefeller. View.

Letter in response to Frank Fitt, May 15, 1963 Fitt wrote that he was very disappointed by Rockefeller's divorce and remarriage. He also said Rockefeller would be repudiated by voters even the Republicans nominate him. View.

Truman article, 1960

Letter to the New York Times, July 7, 1960 Leslie said Adlai Stevenson is brilliant and far-sighted. He is sad about President Truman's attempt to push aside Stevenson.

Letter to the New York Times, July 3, 1960 Walter Pitkin wrote that something is missing from Reston's column on Truman. It overlooks the significance of Truman's question: On what ground does Kennedy base his belief that he is qualified for the presidency.

John Birch Society, 1961

Letter in response to J. Keenan, November 30, 1961 Keenan wrote that Reston is advocating the same mistaken policy that many in the administration have been induced to taking. He said many people who disagree with the New York Times are not members of the John Birch Society. They simply believe that Russia has already had far too much help from America for years. View.

Nuclear War, 1961

Letter in response to E. Ziegler, October 2, 1961 Ziegler wrote to Reston, offering his opinions on the U.S. policy toward Communism countries. 1. If the aim of the United States is to beat the Russians, then they should have war as soon as possible because they have the advantage in nuclear weapon. 2. If the aim is to promote freedom, the country should focus on its own business first. View.

Shelter program (nuclear fall out), 1961

Letter in response to Althea Nichols, November 21, 1961 Nichols wrote that Reston struck a note of fear and panic when he criticized the government for approving shelters, but having no well planned program. By saying that, Nichols meant that reporters and commentators should bear some responsibility when they write. View.

Adult education, 1962

Letter in response to Arthur Hitchcock, July 23, 1962 Hitchcock wrote that the mobilization of women to get education on a higher level is the right thing to do. View.

"Dear Santa" column, 1962

Letter in response to Martin Sommers, December 26, 1962 Sommers wrote to Reston, praising his "Dear Santa" column. View.

Disarmament, 1962

Letter to James Reston, Oct 21, 1962 Vera Moore Squires wrote to Reston. He said since the Baruch plan for the atomic control was proposed by the U.S. and rejected by the Soviet Union, the intentions of the U.S. policy in regard to serious negotiations on disarmament have been obsure. He also said the president created a Disarmament Agency and it needs the support of an informed public.

"Future" suggestions, 1962

Letter to James Reston, July 25, 1962 Austin Burton wrote that Reston's comment on the U.S. future is some how the same with Lord Macaulay. Macaulay said, "Your republic will be pillaged and ravaged in the 20th century just as the Roman Empire was by barbarians of the fifth century, with this difference, that the devastation of the Roman Empire came from abroad, while your barbarians will be the people of your own country and the product of your own institutions.

Strom Thurmond, 1962

Letter to James Reston, Feb 10, 1962 Sadler Hill wrote against a Reston column. Hill said although the column was about Senator Thurmond and was artfully and occasionally subtly done, it can only be said to have lowered the dignity of the editorial page of the New York Times on the whole. The reason is Reston indirectly "sideswipes" at South Carolina and the southern region of the United States.

Study groups, 1962

Letter in response to W.H.Sykes, Feb 7, 1962 Sykes wrote to Reston, asking for ideas on women education and medical care for the aged. View.

Letter in response to Elizabeth C. Wilson, Feb 13, 1962 In this letter, Wilson wrote that she was impressed by the column, "How to win the Cold War in Your Spare Time." She asked if she could reproduce the article for adult education program. View.

Water desalinization, 1962

Letter in response to Raymond Faust, June 11, 1962 In this letter, Faust wrote that it would be wise to spend more money on the investigation of evaporation reduction on reservoirs and in the re-use of water now wasted to the sea. The fact is the nation is now using only 10 percent of the current fresh water resources, so the need for a crash program of desalinization research is hardly supportable. View.

Letter in response to J.R.Fluor, June 15, 1962 In this letter, Fluor wrote that his company designed the Point Loma plant for the Office of Saline Water and made the original proposal regarding the use of atomic energy in the salt water conversion program. He said he is disappointed that the Advisory Committee on Atomic Safe Guards decided an atomic reactor could not be built at Point Loma. View.

Birth control, 1963

Letter in response to Daniel W. Artley, March 18, 1963 In this letter, Artley wrote that the problem of population expansion is one that deserves more serious attention by the governmental, educational and religious bodies who are in the position to attempt to solve the problem. The topic of birth control not only can but should be brought out into the open and discussed. The church is not against birth control, but only against certain forms of birth control--forms involving a positive act intended to prevent conception. View.

William Scranton--Republican governor of Pennsylvania, 1964

Letter in response to Robert Wilt, Feb 5, 1964 In this letter, Wilt wrote that if Scranton get the presidential nomination, Democrats would be so busy trying to find out something he had done for Pennsylvania that they might lose the election because the search would take too long. View.

Vietnam demonstrations, 1965

Letter in response to William Stanton, Oct 21, 1965 In this letter, Stanton wrote he had a troublesome ambivalence towards a Reston column. He said the protest against Vietnam war should be viewed not only as protest against war but a protest against the kind of stupidity that puts the country in that situation. View.

Letter in response to Philip Good, Oct 20, 1965 In this letter, Good wrote that the United States blocked China in the U.N., built up the Germans to threaten the Soviets, girdled the world with air bases and keep vast numbers of men armed throughout the world, in fear any change in any country that gives any hint of disturbing the status quo. View.

Letter in response to L. Nash, Oct 25, 1965 In this letter, Nash asked if the United States were involved in a Civil War and a foreign country would come over to bombard the country, destroy it and kill the people indiscriminately, would the United States then sit down and negotiate, especially when peace efforts are made while bombing and killing goes on? View.

Letter in response to A.J.Muste, Oct 25, 1965 In this letter, Muste wrote that he does not think the anti-war demonstration is futile. He said the problem of different opinion is the gap between the strategist on the one hand and conscience-driven individual on the other. View.

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Vietnam teach-ins, 1965

Letter to James Reston, April 21, 1965 In this letter, John Ullmann wrote that Reston shamefully traduces the present protest movement in American universities. When students see their country condone and commit acts which it has taught them to detest in others, when peaceful words are followed by warlike deeds, when these deeds are excused in amoral terms, they are deeply disturbed by this gulf between the talk and actions of their elders.

Letter in response to Harvey Bates, May 4, 1965 In this letter, Bates wrote that Kennedy needed the Vietnam War to sell his idea of "special forces", the idea of not putting all the eggs in the nuclear basket. View.

Private aircraft blooper, 1966

Letter to James Reston, Dec 8, 1966 In this letter, Frank Coss wrote that he was astonished by the "inaccurate statistics" that Reston used in his column. He said the general aviation industry can pays its way.

Yale column, "God and War at Yale" (2 folders), 1967

Letter in response to Doris Ransohoff, May 9, 1967 In this letter, Ransohoff wrote that some of Reston's columns are short of the usual high water mark of clear thinking. She said a certain new tone has crept into Reston's writing. View.

Letter to John W. May, May 9, 1967 In this letter, May wrote that Reston must be totally unaware that sign carrying protestors are clean-cut, solemn and middle-class. The only difference is age. They are not less important than the others. They are students leaders of another generation. View.

Letter in response to Robert Thum, May 6, 1967 In this letter, Thum wrote that the conflict in Vietnam is being pursued under a proper constitutionally elected president and congress. If people elect to continue it, it seems that the youth of America is obligated to conform with the law and patriotically defend their liberties without quibbling about not wanting to kill or that they want to fight a war more to their choosing. View.

Letter in response to Alan Smith, May 11, 1967 In this letter, Smith wrote that in the process of rejecting one inaccurate "Yale image", Reston created another just as inaccurate, that of the "clean-cut, solemn, middle-class crowd," rising up in "anxious dissent" against the war. View.

Draft, Benjamin Spock and Walter Sloan Coffin, 1968

Letter to James Reston, Jan 8, 1967 In this letter, Harold Springborn wrote she is intrigued with the constant use of the word "conscience". She said her conscience speaks differently to her. Her conscience tells her that she should obey the law and work to change it if she does not agree with it.

Richard Nixon, 1968

Letter in response to Caroline Debs., Sept 18, 1969 In this letter, Debs wrote that the very State of Israel itself is due directly to the most successful "Militant minority" in recent history. He said Reston is correct in his assessment of the dangers of escalating violence, but cannot bring himself to sincerely look at the rights and hopes of the other peoples who have claims to a home in Palestine. View.

Letter in response to Barry Mintzer, Sept 19, 1969 In this letter, Mintzer wrote that he was deeply troubled by the phrase "revolt of the Generals" in a Reston column and is confused by the interpretation. He also said that if civilians still control the government, then the mention of a revolt by the Generals should have the people of the country alarmed and should surely provoke the Times to expose the situation for what it really is. View.

Letter in response to Desmond O'Reilly, Sept 15, 1969 In this letter, O'Reilly wrote that there was no invasion of Israel then or since. There have been many acts of sabotage by Arab guerillas against a state which deprived them of their homeland and which cannot by any interpretation of the word be termed "agression." There have been numerous attacks by Israel on Arab territory which have been justified by the assertion that the Arab states not Israel is responsible for guerilla actions. He also said that Reston refers to the Arab threats to destroy Israel but will not admit that Israel's expansionist policies and her denial of refugee rights leaves the Arab states no alternatives to war but surrender. View.

Letter in response to William Clovis, Sept 24, 1969 In this letter, Clovis wrote that all the U.S. newspapers report the facts, yet no one really puts them together. All talk about the lack of democracy in Vietnam, about corruption, about forces that won't fight. But all refuse to go one step further. View.

George Wallace letters, 1968

Letter to James Reston, March 10, 1968 In this letter, Richard Poage wrote that he is a Nixon fan and he shares Reston's concern about Wallace and the degree to which he may influence the selection of the next president. However, he said it would be better to keep the balance and take an honest look at Wallace. Wallace speaks a language that is clear. People understand what he says. There is a strong desire that the U.S. political leadership lead its people back to a climate wherein the fundamental precepts of honesty and decency can be polular again. Wallace knows all these fundamentals.

Spiro Agnew (3 folders), 1969

Letter in response to Oscar Strackbein., Dec 3, 1969 In this letter, Strackbein wrote that he was greatly interested in Reston's column, "The Voices of the Silent Majority." He said he is left with a feeling that Agnew had engaged in a highly questionable attack on television and the press. However, he said by limiting the Vice President's outburst to an attempt by him to gain support for the President's Vietnam policy seems to miss the point. View.

Letter in response to Vincent Davis, Dec 3, 1969 In this letter, Davis wrote that most professional groups claim the privilege of self-regulation, which should presumably involve public analysis of problems within the profession. If journalism cannot or will not undertake these tasks, they leave a free hand for the Agnews. The profession of journalism may still have time to avoid further steps toward political regulation if it switched from self-righteousness to self-criticism and self-reform. View.

Letter in response to David Scott, Dec 5, 1969 In this letter, Scott wrote that the The New York Times is vulnerable to Vice President Agnew's charge of bias in presentation of the news. Although every newspaper has the right to express its own opinions in the editorial columns, most also give their readers a choice of opinion by printing viewpoints of columnists who may not agree with the paper's editorial position. He said he had read the New York Times for many years and felt the paper has lost much of its power to influence through its one-sided presentation of the important problem of the day. View.

Letter in response to Richard Stevens, Dec 8, 1969 In this letter, Stevens wrote that the newspapers and television stations should not try to laugh off Agnew's remarks. He also said that people vote for Nixon for a change because they were tired and disgusted with what has been going on. View.

Letter in response to Don Blenko, Dec 8, 1969 In this letter, Don Blenko wrote that the issues that Vice President Agnew raised, regarding private restraints on news reporting are complex and important. America's leading newspaper chose not to address these problems substantively in its editorial pages, but rather to castigate and belittle Agnew for having the temerity to raise them. He said in a free society, a basic function of the free press is to scrutinize and publish abuses of political power. But who watches the watchers? If the Times sees no need to speak responsibly to the issue of media fairness, how does it suggest the public can be kept informed? View.

Letter in response to Richard Becker, Dec 8, 1969 In this letter, Richard Becker wrote that when he carefully reread the full text of Vice President Agnew's speech, he failed to see threat of censorship by the government. View.

Letter in response to Selma Aronson, Nov 28, 1969 In this letter, Selma Aronson wrote that a leader who has a following and says important things is beneficial. A leader who has a following and says nothing, but says it loudly enough, is dangerous. Agnew's recent attacks on the press, television and other news media, are a part of a much greater, well-planned effort to stifle the American who thinks. View.

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Spiro Agnew (2 folders), 1969

Letter in response to Daniel J. Perrino, Dec 9, 1969 In this letter, Daniel Perrino wrote that Reston did a good job in writing "Spiro Agnew and Agitators." He said the young people need the strength, wisdom and courage. View.

Letter in response to Paul Jonas, Dec 9, 1969 In this letter, Paul Jonas wrote that Reston's column, "The View of Silent Americans" makes him very sad. He said American people need an honest self-criticism, which Reston failed to produce. He also said that Reston hide behind the liberal mask. Reston and the New York Times represents more and more the New York aristocrats. The newspaper cannot care less about the blue-collar workers or those who live modestly from their work. In the last few years, Paul Jonas said, that Reston was more and more involved in issues and this made a considerable bias in reporting the news. Jonas said Reston also advocates the "open admission policy" in the city university colleges because Reston's and his friends' children probably go to Ivy League. However, city college is the only hope for children of the working class. These historic institutions will only deteriorate because those Manhattan aristocrats do not help them. At last, Jonas said he is heartbreaking to witness the professional degredation of a newspaperman whom he used to admire. View.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 28, 1969 In this letter, Louis Gallun wrote that she is moved by Reston's column. She said most of the Americans are silent only because they are too lazy to voice their opinions where they can be counted. She also said the most patriotic of all Americans are the ones who have the guts to dissent and cry aloud when they see their beloved country sold out again and again.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 20, 1969 In this letter, Joseph Harrison wrote that he is profoundly disturbed by Vice President Agnew's remarks. Agnew suggested "authoritarian society" as the inevitable result of opposition to his policies. Harrison also said it is incredible that the Vice President is suggesting that young opponents of the Vietnam be removed from the society. Finally, Harrison said Agnew's statements reminded him of the self-serving logic of totalitarian autocracy.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 29, 1969 In this letter, Carolyn Hind wrote that the Nixon Administration is trying to silence criticism by intimidation of the news media-particularly the broadcast media. She said Reston's column was heartening and was the most optimistic reporting she had seen concerning the present learning of the United States.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 28, 1969 In this letter, Joseph Z. Farkas wrote that while Joe McCarthy is gone, his spirit is with the country. He has been resurrected by Spiro.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 30, 1969 In this letter, G.M.Gilbertson wrote that he is pleased by Reston's column, "Silent Majority's Voices Begin to be Heard." He said he had a son in Vietnam who recently wrote and asked his feeling on pulling out of the troops. He answered that he stood behind Nixon and Agnew. He said he accused Fullbright, Mondale and other people who spoke against the government's policies. He also said that he cannot understand why news cannot just simply be reported. Interpretations should be left to readers and viewers. A big improvement in the newspaper field would be to have newspaper editorials signed with the name of the person who wrote it.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 28, 1969 In this letter, Anne Karlan wrote that she was speaking for thousands and thousands of others like herself, people who are horrified, actually terrified by the demagoguery displayed by Nixon and Agnew. However, she said the New York Times had always tended to lean over backward in an effort always to be accurate, logical and fair in its reporting and in its expressed opinions.

Letter to James Reston, Dec 1, 1969 In this letter, Ann M. Disch wrote that Agnew was correct when he spoke of slanting of the news. Moreover, she did not find in Agnew's address any threat to impose government restrictions on the news media. She resent on attacks on Agnew's address. She said the country had nothing to gain by spattering each other with fiery words when the age so much demands reasonable discussion and cool minds.

Letter to James Reston, Nov 30, 1969 In this letter, Hovey G. Reed wrote that Reston lowered the tone of his entire presentation to a name-calling, muck-raking article. Reed said most of what he knew about Agnew came from the news media and he had written him off as a kind of bumbling politician. Now, he found the impression given by the news media was a false one. Agnew, in his opinion, is reasonably intelligent and spoke on a very timely subject. Finally, he said news service has the power to police itself, but refuses to use it.

Chappaquidick, 1969

Letter to James Reston, July 26, 1969 In this letter, Joseph C. Pattison wrote that Reston had placed an unfair analysis of his actions before the readers. The letter was written after Sen Edward Kennedy's car accident. Pattison said he was particularly troubled by Reston's use of innuendo as Reston speculated, "It may be that the pressure of the last year, when he became the proxy father to his brother Robert's children, the Democratic whip of the Senate and the leader and symbol of the Kennedy clan and its ambition, were too much for him."

Letter to James Reston, July 28, 1969 In this letter, Mrs. Raymond Alcott offered her belief in the Kennedy accident. She said she believes Kennedy murdered the girl. She believes that Kennedy told his lawyer the true story and got him back to Edgartown. She believes that when the car was discovered, Kennedy was notified by his friends or the police. Then Kennedy went to the police in person to make it much more convincing in the eyes of the public.

Letter to James Reston, July 28, 1969 In this letter, George Wollenweber wrote that Reston had permitted the pages of his paper to seek scandal and had caused to give a sad doubt of Kennedy's integrity. The continuance of Kennedy's affair, is not a result of Reston's doubt of Kennedy, but rather on a scandal sheet kind of concern for selling papers.

Letter to James Reston, July 30, 1969 In this letter, Dennis B. Foley wrote that Reston's extension of compassion, coupled with a not unrighteous rejection of Kennedy's explanation, suggests he lacks an appresciation of the nature of the contradictories. The mellifluity of Reston's Sunday best cannot disguise his fundamental hostility towards the Kennedy family. Foley said this is not surprising, given the soberly articulated anti-Kennedy style of the New York Times.

Letter to James Reston, July 29, 1969 In this letter, Mildred Drangel offered his opinions on the functions of a newspaper. He said a newspaper may have several functions, but it should never lose sight of its elemental function of discovering and reporting the facts concerning current events. In connection with the recent Kennedy incident, it is not sufficient for a newspaper of the status of the Times to rest solely on its editorial function of pointing out the lack of facts or commenting one way or the other on the implications. The newspaper fails the public if it does not seek out and publish the facts.

Chappaquidick--Kennedy letters (2 folders), 1969

Letter in response to Mrs. Mae Dallasta, August 11, 1969 In this letter, Mrs. Mae Dallasta wrote that she could not understand why people in Massachusetts think the Kennedys are so indespensible to the U.S. and look upon them as "idols." She said as individuals, the Kennedys are fine people, but not all that unusual. Another thing she cannot understand is with all the fine men in the United States, why do the Democrats think only of Kennedy. View.

Letter in response to Pierpaolo Luzzatto Fegiz, August 22, 1969 In this letter, Pierpaolo Luzzatto Fegiz wrote that his hypothesis about the Kennedy incident is people will eventually forget it. The majority likes people who make mistakes because the majority do make many mistakes or believe they do. This majority likes to see in very high places men who are not too intelligent nor very cultured. People may want to put in the White House someone who is human, but would scarcely qualify for it. View.

Letter in response to Ed Dollard, August 22, 1969 In this letter, Ed Dollard wrote that the press and law enforcement officials of Mass. have been very kind to Edward Kennedy and it is about time that someone tells it like it is. View.

Letter in response to Russell Fornwalt, August 25, 1969 In this letter, Russell Fornwalt wrote that Edward Kennedy is a member of the Senate's Judiciary Committee, the committee which has the responsibility to evaluate the qualifications of recently nominated Judge Haynsworth. Also, Kennedy is on probation. He said it is ironic for a Senator who is on probation and whose case is very much in doubt to be sitting on one of his potential judges. View.

Faith column (2 folders), 1969

Letter in response to Jack Benjamin, April 8, 1969 In this letter, Jack Benjamin wrote that he was surprised to find the tenor of Reston's editorial, "Faith of Our Fathers Living Still?" suffused with a religiosity which seemd to be strange. View.

Letter in response to William Maloney, April 8, 1969 In this letter, Maloney wrote that he does not want to take issue with Reston as to whether or not a spiritual force of some kind does motivate the nation, but he does disagree with Reston's use of Walter Lippmann's words, "For unless man is something more than that, he has no rights that anyone is bound to respect and there are no limitations upon his conduct which he is bound to obey." View.

Letter in response to Joseph W. Buchanan, April 17, 1969 In this letter, Joseph Buchanan wrote that the Eisenhower funeral did not reaffirm the religious faith of the nation so much as it recalled. When the nation buried Eisenhower, they buried the national youth and adolescence. The technological and social revolution is producing an interdependent society in which conflicting religious faiths will not only have to live side by side, but to discover some integrating factor that unites them without destroying their differences. View.

Letter in response to Ethel McQuarrie, April 21, 1969 In this letter, McQuarrie said he liked Reston's column "Ike Rites Show Faith Isn't Dead." He said he can see how the faith belief might appear so at times to a newspaperman in a big city, but in the "grass roots" areas there is plenty of faith in God and it does not waver. View.

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Harvard, 1969

Letter in response to Richard Van Wagenen, April 21, 1969 In this letter, Richard Van Wagenen wrote that he was deeply disappointed in a Reston's column. He said the central problem in Reston's treatment of the events at Harvard is failure to go back farther than the occupation of University Hall. There was no reporting on Harvard, anything like a treatment of the reasons why 200-odd Harvard undergraduates took the steps they took. View.

Letter in response to Senator Leverett Saltonstall, May 1, 1969 Leverett Saltonstall wrote this letter to Reston as a Harvard graduate to express his gratitude. He said the article that Reston wrote gave him a helpful backing. View.

Letter in response to James Reston, May 1, 1969. In this letter, Fritz Stern both congratulate on Reston's column about Harvard and complain about it. He said Columbia was not perfect before last year's eruptions and is far from perfect today. But it has been much maligned, often out of ignorance. View.

Letter in response to Bruce Chalmers, May 8, 1969 In this letter, Bruce Chalmers wrote that students should be subject to the same legal processes as non-students when they act unlawfully. He supports the use of police to clear occupied buildings, but they should not be allowed to use riot control tactics until all other means have been tried. He also said that a university must be a community working by mutual consent towards common objectives accepted by the majority. It is possible that the moderate majority realizes that it was "sucked in" by a rather small group of the malevolent. If this is so, people may be on the way to a more stable future. If not, they will face a disastrous conflict between the two extemes, with increasing polarization of the middle. View.

Taxes, 1969

Letter in response to Walter J. Hanna, May 1, 1969 In this letter, Hanna wrote that he agreed with Reston on his column "One Taxpayer Talks Back." There are tremendous inequities in the tax system and the burden it places on the middle income segment of the population. He also said that Reston could and should perform a great public service by writing a column about the aviation problem. View.

"A Whiff of Mutiny" letters, 1969

Letter in response to Virginia G. Brooks, Sept 3, 1969 In this letter, Brooks wrote about a Reston column, which calls Horst Faas and Peter Arnett of the Associated Press two of the most courageous reporters of the Vietnam War. View.

Letter in response to A Culver Gordon, Sept 3, 1969 In this letter, Gordon wrote that the country is in a very awkward position and needs the help of all its people. It is not a partisan problem for both major parties. Both of them believe the country had vital interests there. He said he was surprised by Reston's column. He said Reston used a Vietnam story for his own purpose. View.

Letter in response to Harry D. Weiss, Sept 4, 1969 In this letter Weiss wrote against Reston's opinion of withdrawing troops from Vietnam. View.

Letter in response to Lucille MacMullen, Sept 25, 1969 In this letter, MacMullen showed some concerns about the mideast situation, the plight of Palestinian refugees and the development of Israel army. View.

Volunteer column--Iranian hostage crisis, 1980

Letter to James Reston, April 8, 1980 In response to a Reston's column, Raymond A. Jordan, a reader, said he wanted to volunteer to replace hostages in Iran. He said he volunteers because he wants to demonstrate that personal commitment can begin to displace warheads, rapid deployment forces and even sophisticated diplomacy as a means of maintaining the peace at such moments of crisis.

Letters to the editor, 1986-87

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Jan 2, 1987 In this letter, David Quentzel wrote that repeatedly, certain individuals are described as "qualified for high office." According to James Reston, no other candidate for the presidency in 1988 can match vice-president Bush in experience. However, history has shown that many of such promising candidates proved unqualified for great tasks despite their years of service.

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Dec 31, 1986 In this letter, Cornelia Smollin wrote that he disagrees with Reston. Reston said Bush's experience as a former head of the Central Intelligence Agency is a credential for fitness for the presidency. He said concerning the involvement of CIA in the current debacle, Congress should pass legislation that would bar anyone who has been a part of the CIA from holding the office of President. He also said that George and Barbara Bush are not serious people.

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Dec 19, 1986 In this letter, Paule A. Allard wrote about the "better ways of choosing an American president." She said just as the country has three military academics to train men and women to fight, there should be a United States Government Academy. It could be based in the Washington area where people would be trained for all positions in government. People need specific knowledge of the position they want to fill. The country should not elect presidents who held positions less related to economics, law and foreign affairs and see these presidents name people who are more inept than they are. The country cannot afford to have political scandals every few years.

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Dec 3, 1986 In this letter, Bert L. Metzger wrote that he disagrees with Reston. Reston wrote in a column that Americans should think "not merely about an amiable candidate who will tell people what they want to hear, but one who will tell people the hard truth." He said if the voter thinks what the candidate tells him is the truth and that the candidate's solutions to the nation's problems are the best solutions, then he will and should vote for him. It does not make any sense to vote any other way. The real problem is people have a dificult time deciding what the truth is and what the best solutions are.

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Nov 23, 1986 In this letter, Walter J. Ligon offered his opinions on Reagan's presidency. He said considering what Reagan has done with respect to the national debt, governmental credibility, Nicaragua, Iran and the nuclear arms race already, it seems that the best thing that American people could hope for is that the opposition party and the public would keep him in check for his remaining two years in office. Ligon said Reagan is evidently too lovable to be considered for impeachment, although his errors and indifference to the truth are considerably more egregious than Nixon's.

Reagan's age and memory column, 1986

Letter in response to James Reston's column, Dec 28, 1986 In this letter, Gloria R. Mosesson wrote in disagreement with James Reston's opinion. She believes there are factors other than age that are the bases for Ronald Reagan's inability to remember. She attributes the problem to the following factors. Reagan is indifferent to details and facts of executive life. His background is inadequate for his job. He has never really troubled himself with history, facts and reasons. Everything is emotion and how he feels about a subject. The strongest reason of all for Reagan to keep his mind free of facts is he had been told so often that he can do no wrong in the eyes of the American people.

Final column, 1987

Reston's personal message to the readers, August 2, 1987 The following is part of James Reston's "a personal message" carried by the New York Times. "After 48 years as a reporter on the New York Times, writing a column two or three times a week for more than 30 years, I concluded a little while ago that a man can stick in the trench too long. In America, we have learned something about how to deal with adversity since the Great Depression, but not much about how to deal with prosperity. ... It takes a strong country to survive a Government that does not know what's going on in its own shop. All the nations are speaking in different voices about he ideal goal of human life. But with regard to the roads to this ideal, there is utter confusion and the clash of contradictory opinion acted upon with the violence of fantacism. So after more than 50 years in journalism's greatest era, I remain an up-to-date optimist. So I'm off for a while, and I have some plans for what's left of my vertical years. I'm going to slow down my backswing. Later, I'm going to try to bring back the smoke-filled room so that the next president will be chosen by people who know something about them. And finally, if I'm lucky, I'm going to write a long love letter to America.

Letters to the editor, 1987

Letter in response to James Reston's column, March 23, 1987 In this letter, Konrad Bieber wrote that Hollywood had been governing the country in its own style for the past six years. But the reporters actually like this president and marvel that he has gone so far on so little. With so much support from the people who prefer his illusions to the facts.

Marshall plan anniversary column, 1987

Letter to James Reston, May 26, 1987 In this letter, John Kenney wrote that Reston had been the first reporter more than 40 years ago who had picked up from a speech of Dean Acheson that there might be a change in the Administration's emphasis on foreign affairs.

Responses to retirement letters, 1987

Letters in response to some readers after Reston's retiremnet, Septe 15, 1987 Reston wrote in this letter about the "disgraceful" role that Bill Casey played in the Iran-contra affair. View.

Letter in reponse to readers after Reston's retirement, Sept 18, 1987 In the letter, Reston wrote that his joining AP in the 30s gave him a good start as a reporter. View.

Letter in response to readers after Reston's retirement, Sept 18, 1987 In this letter, Reston wrote about how he feels about journalism and how felt when he stepped aside. View.

Letters to the editor, 1988

Letter in response to James Reston's column, In this letter, Edward Young wrote that Reston's column reflects a queer but prevalent attitude about presidential politics. Its basic premise seems to be that the person who sits in the oval office is irrelevant to the state of the union. Young said the first fallacy in Reston's argument is that politics is performance. The second is the false dichotomy between "a judgment on the past" and "a bet on the future." Finally, Young said history and destiny are not powers that control people's lives; they are stories created by people.

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General mail (A-Z)

A (3 folders), 1962-68 Folder 1: 4/27/64 letter from House Majority Leader Carl Albert thanking Reston for looking over his Gridiron speech. Folder 2: General reader mail. Folder 3: 4/23/66 signed letter from Dean Acheson saying he enjoyed greatly "the elation produced ... from your article." What article he means is not mentioned. There is no reply from Reston. 9/4/62 letter from Aziz Ahmed, of the Embassy of Pakistan, inviting Reston to a private dinner with the president of Pakistan. Reston declines, saying he will not be in Washingtont that day.

B (2 folders), 1962-68 Folder 1: Reader mail, including many on JFK's assasination.

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B, 1962-68 3/6/67 letter to Representative George Bush, thanking him for a kind note, and apologizing for not being able to attend the Bush's party. Bush's letter is not attached.

C, 1963-65, 1967 9/29/63 letter from a Walter Cahall who blasts Democrats (saying they buy votes) and Reston, whom he says is "not really intelligent." Reston replies saying there is some truth in what Cahall says of his intelligence, and he also points out that Cahall misspelled "million" in his letter. 11/6/64 letter from Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania to Reston saying he relied on Reston's columns for "inspiration and guidance." He also enclosed a copy of a letter he wrote to Walter Lippmann about what defines the political center.

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C (2 folders), 1963-65, 1967 Folder 1: 6/24/63 letter from Representative Thomas Curtis of Missouri saying the Times coverage of House attempts to "obtain adequate Minority staff assistance on Congressional committees" has been inadequate. Folder 2: 6/5/67 letter from the Mexican National Tourist Council inviting Reston to visit Mexico as the guest of former Mexican President Miguel Aleman, who was then the president of the council. Reston replies that Times' policy forbids him from accepting invitations from foreign governments.

D, 1962-68 December 1966 exchange between Reston and C. Joseph Danahy, who claimes to be a NY Times stockholder. Danahy says recent editorials on birth control may upset advertisers and this alarms him. Reston reponds by saying advertisers and stockholders have no "special right" to influence editorial policy. Danahy replies saying the Times exists "for the purpose of making profits for its stockholders." March 1963 Reston letter to Paul Dudley, a reader who criticized a Reston column that said steel and meat workers have a right to strike but not newspapers. Reston says the First Amendment demands a continuous flow of factual information and provocative opinion and that this is why Congress cannot pass laws abridging the freedom of the press, "and why nothing was said [in the Constitution] about the importance of steel and meat." 5/26/64 letter from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon to Reston enclosing a speech he gave.

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E, 1962-68 2/13/67 letter from Reston to Wilson Elkins, presidient of University of Maryland at College Park, accepting an honorary degree from the school. Other, general reader mail, most of it from 1966, much of that on President Johnson and Vietnam.

I, 1962-68 4/28/67 letter from Representative Donald Irwin of Connecticut in which Irwin forwards Reston a letter to the Times editor he wrote in response to a Reston column about a student journalist at Yale who was against President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Irwin sees similiarities between this student and Yale student of the past who at first opposed WWII. January 1958 correspondence between Reston and Ahmad Minai, the Iranian press attache, regarding a letter Minai wrote a "misleading" article Sam Brewer wrote about Iran for the Times. 3/8/62 letter from Under Secretary of State Heyward Isham to Reston saying he enjoyed the lunch they recently had, and inviting Reston to write a piece anytime he would like for the "Journal." Reston says he is too busy in the coming months.

J, 1962-68 1/1/63 letter from Cvijeto Job, press attache for the Yugoslav Embassy, saying how happy he is to have the Times publishing again and also inquiring who may be the Belgrade correspondent. Reston says he believes it will be David Binder. August and September 1962 between Jay Jensen, head of the University of Illinois' journalism department, and Reston and Reston's secretary, Emmit Holleman. Jensen was trying to hook up with Reston while in Washington but they could not because Reston was recovering from falling off a horse. Jensen was not clear at the time why Reston could not see him, and Holleman apologized for the confusion, an apology Jensen said was uneccessary. 5/23/62 "personal" letter from C.D. Jackson of Time and Life to Reston. Jackson says that at the recent "Prince Bernhard's Bilderberg group" meeting in Stockholm, a Reston article--a fable about the giraffe, the bear, the lion as symbols of foreign governments--was distributed while they discussed the Common Market. The French representatives were upset and almost filed a formal protest. And, for the rest of the meeting, the representatives referred to their foreigncounterparts by animal name. Reston says that he was at the French Embassy the day after the fable appeared and he was received cooly.

K, 1962-68 2/14/68 letter from Dr. F. A. Kummerow of the University of Illinois. Kummerow discusses many topics, including: his belief that U.S. involvement in Vietnam has allowed the Soviet Union to get a foothold in the Middle East oil fields, that Vietnam is also hurting U.S. research efforts and scientific development, and that racial issues could be helped by helping more blacks to vote. 4/5/63 letter from Alfred A. Knopf ( the man, not the company) telling Reston he is happy to see Sally and to learn that Reston is seriously considering "our book." 1/29/68 letter from Wallace Johnson, mayor of Berkeley Calif., to Reston about his "Eagle Policy" toward Vietnam and saying a column about it would be "a tremendous aid." Reston says his policy is "very interesting, but ... the American people are going to have to get rid of the other birds in the White House before it could ever get off the ground." 3/10/64 letter from Bernard Kilgore, president of the Wall Street Journal, telling Reston a Journal reporter has not been an active member of the Gridiron Club for 20 years and inquiring what the chances of getting one on are. Reston says that he agrees that the Club need to get some of the bright, younger journalists as members and that there was some sentiment for this in the Club.

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L (2 folders), 1962-68 Folder 1: 6/23/65 letter from Vice Admiral Fitzhugh Lee, commandant of The National War College, asking Reston to address the college on "Mass Media and National Security Policy." Reston declines, saying he is too busy. 6/6/63 letter from Nils Lennartson, deputy assistant secretary in the Defense Department, enclosing a copy of a speech made by a General Taylor that Lennartson thought did not receive enough coverage in the press. He asks Restont to consider writing about it in his Sunday editorial. Reston thanks Lennartson for the speech and says, "I'll see what I can do for you."

Mc, 1962-68 2/13/67 letter from Reston to Senator Gale McGee saying he enjoyed their "talk at Bill Bundy's" and would like to come up for lunch some day. 4/25/63 Reston reply to Frank McNaughton. Reston says McNaughton's suggestion that federal aid be withdrawn from Mississippi and other states denying minorities their civil rights is not politically practical. Besides that, Reston writes, desegregation "cannot be brought about simply by enforcing conditions as conditions of aid. It will come more slowly as we find catalysts which will cause people to change their outlook of their own volition." 4/22/63 letter from McLaughlin, Macaulay, May and Soward ("Barristers, Solicitors, Notarties") demanding a retraction in the Sunday Times regarding a 4/7/63 Reston article that they say libled B. T. Richardson, a press attache for former Canadien Prime Minister Diefenbaker. A retraction was printed.

M, 1962-68

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M (2 folders), 1962-68

N, 1962-68

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O, 1962-68

P, 1962-68

Q, 1962-68

R, 1962-68

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R (2 folders), 1962-68

S, 1962-68

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S (2 folders), 1962-68

T, 1962-68

U, 1962-68

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V, 1962-68

W, 1962-68

Y, 1962-68

Z, 1962-68

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General mail (1967-1989) Reston received a particularly heavy volume of mail from 1967 to 1969 because of his comments on the increasing dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Vietnam War among the general public, the 1968 presidential election, the Tet Offensive, and student demonstrations against the war on college campuses.

Reader Mail, 1967

Reader Mail, December, 1967-March, 68

Reader Mail, May-June, 1968

Reader Mail, July 1968

Reader Mail, September-October, 1969

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"Good column mail"

Reader Mail, November 10-20, 1969

Reader Mail, November 20-28, 1969

Reader Mail, November 28-December 2, 1969

Reader Mail (folder 1 of 2) , December 4-10, 1969

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Reader Mail (folder 2 of 2) , December 4-10, 1969

Reader Mail (2 folders) , December 11-31, 1969

Reader mail, 1970

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Reader mail (3 folders), 1970

Reader mail, 1973-74

Reader mail, 1977

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Reader mail (2 folders), 1980

Letter to James Reston, January 13, 1980 View.

Reader mail (2 folders), 1981-82

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Reader mail (2 folders), 1981-82

Reader Mail, 1982-83

"Responses to columns, leaders, friends", 1982-83

Reader Mail, August 1982-January 1983

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Reader Mail, September 1983-December 1983

Reader Mail, January-May 1984

Reader Mail, May-September 1984

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Reader Mail, October 1984-February 1985

Reader mail, 1985

Reader mail (2 folders), 1986

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Reader mail, 1987, 1992

Reader mail, 1988

Reader mail, November 1989

Readings for James B. Reston (comments by Reston clerk Philip Shenon), 1981

Ronald Reagan--Republican governor of California, 1968-69 Includes Reston's 1968 interview with Reagan.

Ronald Reagan--Clippings concerning the Iran-Contra affair, 1986

Ronald Reagan--Negative, 1983-84

Ronald Reagan--Positive, 1983-84 Collections of articles, press releases, and correspondence gathered by Reston clerk Eric Schmitt and assessing Reagan's first term as president.

Real estate, 1955

Reporter's Notebooks (5 folders), 1980s

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Republican comments compiled by Jack Webb of the Democratic National Committee--information packet sent to Reston by DNC 1955.

Republican National Committee, 1954

James B. Reston--Collections of Thoughts, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968-72

James B. Reston--Diary composed by David Dunlap, 1976

James B. Reston--Vietnam crash (refers to Reston's airplane crash during his trip to Vietnam), 1965

James B. Reston--Washington project (Amy Wallace) and general clippings, 1984 Contains a report from Wallace on organizational status of Reston's files.

Elliot Richardson, 1969

Richmond Times-Dispatch (2 folders), 1977-1980

"Right"--Issue of The Nation on the "radical right"

Nelson Rockefeller, Republican governor of New York

"Rockefeller--Presidency"

George Romney--1968 Presidential Campaign, 1968

W. W. Rostow, 1961, 1965

Russian Notes, 1958 Summary of State Department analysis of Soviet use of diplomatic notes for propaganda purposes.

Junius Scales case, 1961-62 Concerns movement to obtain a pardon for Junius Scales, convicted of belonging to communist Party under the 1940 Smith Act. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, despite the fact that Scales had broken with the party in 1956 and the lack of proof that he had committed any specific illegal activities directed at overthrowing the U. S. government.

Arthur Schlesinger--Reston's notes on A Thousand Days

Article on Schlesinger, 1991

Scottish history sources--photocopies, copyrighted 1918

F. A. Seaton

Seattle Post-Intelligencer--"Censorship" of Nixon column, 1960

Sino-Soviet Experts

Theodore Sorensen, 1968

J. G. Sourwine, 1953, 1956

Space Exploration, 1969

Speeches and Travel

Speeches by people other than James B. Reston

General speeches (2 folders), 1985-86, 1990

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Frank Caniff, Dedication of Caniff Research Room at Ohio State University, May 19, 1979

N. S. Fatemi, "The Role of the United States in a Changing Middle East," delivered at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 23, 1980

Hans-Dietrich Genscher, West German Foreign Minister, "Europe's Role in World Politics," delivered at Davos, Greece, January 29, 1982

A. Bartlett Giamatti, Yale University President, "Ruminations on Congregations, Their Pleasures and Perils," Yale Baccalaureate Address, May 25, 1986

George Kennan, speech accepting Albert Einstein Peace Prize, May 19, 1981

Henry Kissinger, speech delivered to American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 10, 1980

Henry Kissinger, "Strategy, Trade and the Atlantic Alliance," speech delivered at The Hague, The Netherlands, May 12, 1982

Arthur Lewis, nobel laureate in economics and professor at Princeton University, "Prospects for Development," , November 10, 1980

Gunner Myrdal, "The Necessity and Difficulty of Planning the Future Society," delivered at Washington, D. C., October 3, 1967

Aurelio Peccei, "Whither Humankind?" speech delivered at West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, on October 3, 1979, October 3-6, 1979

Eugene Rostow, "Arms Control Fever," speech delivered at New Haven, Connecticut on April 7, 1983, April 7-13, 1983

Kenneth W. Thompson, "Development," delivered at Washington, D. C., October 10, 1973

General speeches (7 folders), 1949-53, 1956-58, 1961-63, 1965, 1967, 1972-78,1980-87, 1991

Reston Speech to Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank, Nov. 13, 1983 View.

Reston speaks at the 25th anniversary of Kansai Telecasting of Japan, August 10, 1983 View.

Inaugural lecture at the Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, July 2, 1973 View.

Commencement address at Kent State University, June 15, 1974 View.

"Are American Newspapers Meeting Their Responsibilities?" a lecture delivered at the Ohio State University, June 15, 1974 View.

The Press and World Affairs-the third annual memorial lecture, May 13, 1949 View.

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General speeches (2 folders), 1981-87, 1991

Russian trip, 1943

Speech notes

Wisconsin speech

University of Kansas, 1950

Reston's speech at the University of Kansas about the tension existing between officials and reporters, February 10, 1950 View.

"Speeches, etc.", 1951

Columbia Lecture Bureau, 1953-56, 1960-63 Agency which handled Reston's speaking engagements.

Detroit Economic Club, 1953

Reston speaks at the Economic Club of Detroit about the situation in Asia, following his recent visit there, September 28, 1953 View.

Moller Steamship Company, 1953

1955-57 Appearances by Reston

Reston speaks before the National Conference of Christians and Jews, February 18, 1957 View.

Colombian trip (2 folders), 1955

Europe, 1955

University of Minnesota--Gideon Seymour Memorial Lecture, 1955

Reston's thoughts on the Cold War , February 22, 1955 View.

1957 Appearances

Europe, 1957

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Russian trip (3 folders), 1957

Detour to Moscow, 1957 View.

1958 Appearances

Russia--Travel, 1958-59, 1962

Wellesley College Speech (2 folders), 1958

Europe, 1959

University of Wisconsin--Mellett Lecture, 1959

1960 Appearances

Summit Meeting--Russia, 1960

Africa, 1962

American Society of Newspapers Editors (2 folders), 1962

American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 19, 1962 View.

1962 Appearances

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Carolina Symposium, 1962

Warrenton, Va., 1962

1963 Appearances

Boston College--Commencement, 1963

Columbia University (2 folders), 1963

Wake Forest University, 1963

1964 Appearances

Arizona Press Association, 1964

The Press in a World of Change- Reston addresses members of the Arizona Newspapers Association and recieves the John Peter Zenger Award , 1963 View.

The Homestead--Home Laundry Manufacturers Association, 1964

The Political World Around Us-a talk given to the Home Laundry Manufacturers Assosciation. The speech is followed by a question and answer session , 17 April, 1964 View.

Boca Raton, Florida--Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (2 folders), 1965

University of Illinois (3 folders), 1965 A commemorative series by the New York City Board of Education. Among the NYT writers was Reston and this is a transcript of a question and answer session which followed his talk View.

Johns Hopkins University--Frank Kent Lecture, 1965

University of Michigan (2 folders), 1965

Commencement Of What? Reston addresses the graduating class, University of Michigan, May 1, 1965 View.

Moscow-India trip, 1965

Speeches, 1965, 1968, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1980

Letter from Vice President Hubert Humphrey re: Shoryo Hata Interview, November 16, 1965 View.

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Speeches refused, 1965-67

Sulzberger dinner, 1965

University of Vermont--Fuzzy Evans dinner, 1965

Middle States Association Address (2 folders), 1966

Pulitzer Prize dinner, 1966

Reston's Speech at the 50th Anniversary Dinner of Pulitzer Prizes, May 10, 1966 View.

Thank you letter to Edward Barrett, May 17, 1966 View.

Elihu Root Lectures, 1966

Santa Cruz, Calif., 1966

Commencement Speech, University of California at Santa Cruz, May 3, 1966 View.

Y. M. C. A., 1966

University of Alabama, 1967

Cuba trip, 1967

Detroit Press Club (Free Press), 1967

Du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1967

University of Illinois, 1967

Remarks by Reston at University of Illinois New Year Convocation. He talks to the new freshman class about the public responsibilities of students of public institutions., September 24, 1967 View.

University of Minnesota, 1967

Philadelphia Bar Association (2 folders), 1967

South America trip, 1967

Vietnam--December trip, 1967

Dickinson College, 1968

University of Maryland, 1968

Honorary Degree Citation (doctor of letters) at University of Maryland, June 8, 1968 View.

Reston speaks at University of Maryland commencement, June 8, 1968 View.

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Massachusetts Historical Society, 1968

University of Michigan--Vandenberg Lecture, 1968

Rockhurst College--Roy Rogers Lecture, 1968

Stanford University--McClatchy Lecture, 1968

West Coast-Hawaii trip, 1968

Williams College, 1968

Commencement address delivered at University of Utah (3 folders), June 2, 1973 View.

Commencement Address at University of Utah, June 2, 1973 View.

"The Press Under Fire," delivered at University of California, Riverside, February 10, 1975

Commencement address delivered at Miami University of Ohio, May 15, 1977

University of Montana, 1977

North American Congress of the Laity, 1978

Foreign Policy speech, 1979

Speech about world affairs delivered to the Foreign Policy Association, New York, December 18, 1979 View.

Speech delivered to University of Kentucky, April 4, 1979

Speech delivered to FCB Executives, June 26, 1980 Organization identified only by acronym.

Speech delivered to CPC meeting, November 10, 1980 Organization identified only by acronym.

European trip and commencement addresses, 1980

Boca Raton, Florida (2 folders), 1981

Speech delivered at Centennial Dinner of the Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Clinic, Chicago (2 folders), April 15, 1981

Foreign Affairs-New York City trip, 1981

Future overseas travel contacts, 1981

Lord Caccia, 1981

New Zealand Law Conference (2 folders), 1981

Ottawa trip, 1981

Stern, Germany, 1981

Tokyo trip, 1981

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Akron trip, 1982

Davos Symposium-Paris, 1982

Europe, 1982

Indianapolis speech, 1982

Lindfield College, 1982

Martha's Vineyard, 1982

New York City--Alexander Hamilton Award, 1982

Princeton and New York City--Hamilton trip and speech, 1982

Ottawa trip, 1982

Palm Beach, 1982

Phoenix speech--Kathryn Wellde, 1982

Sanibel Island, trip, 1982

Scottsdale, Arizona trip, 1982

"Scot's Award," Wallace Award of the American-Scottish Foundation, 1982

Reston is the recipient of the Wallace Award for his being a distinguished American citizen of Scottish descent, March 11, 1982 View.

Washington speech, 1982

Wichita speech, 1982

Atlanta, 1983

Europe--Glasgow, Scotland Honorary Degree (2 folders), 1983

A letter from Sam Howe about Reston. He talks about being Reston's assistant., March 30, 1983 View.

I Love Travel, Inc., 1983-84

Martha's Vineyard, 1983

University of Notre Dame (2 folders), 1983

Sea Island, Ga.--Chase Manhattan, 1983

Speech delivered to Institutional Investors Conference, Toronto, on May 11, 1983 (2 folders), February-May, 1983

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Tuscon, Arizona, October, 1983

Reston talks about affairs in Washington, particularly about President Reagan., October 14, 1983 View.

Vail, Colo., 1983

Chattanooga, Tenn., 1984

University of Illinois--50th Class Reunion, 1984

Scottsdale speech, 1984

Syracuse speech, 1984

1985 Expense statements and itineraries

Speech delivered at Temple Emanu-El, Miami, Florida on January 10, 1985 (3 folders), November 1984-January 1985

Phi Beta Kappa, 1985

"Reputation," speech delivered at University of California at Berkeley on November 1, 1985 (2 folders), August 1985-November 1986

Seattle trip, 1985

Georgetown University--Talk to Finney's journalism class, 1986

Reston talks to Finney's journalism class, Georgetown University. He answerd questions about being a columnist, 1986 View.

College of New Rochelle, N. Y. speech, November 20, 1986

"The Role of the Press in the Formation of History and Contemporary Events," delivered at Concordia University, Montreal, on March 25, 1987 (3 folders), October 1986-March 1987

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Cornell University sermon (3 folders), 1987

Speech delivered at University of Illinois School of Journalism on October 29, 1987 (3 folders), April-October, 1987

Reston's "Rules for Reporters", October 29, 1987 View.

Reston talks about how reporting has changed especially with the advent of television, October 29, 1987 View.

Miami--National Association of Black Journalists (2 folders), 1987

Clingendael lecture delivered at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 11, 1987 (2 folders), July-November, 1987

Notes for Bologna speech, 1987

Paris speech, 1987

St. Bonaventure University, 1987

Transylvania University speech, Lexington, Kentucky, delivered on October 6, 1987 (2 folders), June-October, 1987

American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention--Notes, 1988

"The Communications Revolution," speech delivered at National Geographic Society on January 28, 1988 (3 folders), April 1987-January 1988

The Communication Revolution. Reston traces the path of technological advances and talks about its advantages and disadvantages., January 28, 1988 View.

Keynote address and luncheon talk delivered at University of West Florida and Tiger Bay Club, Pensacola, Florida, on October 7 and 8, 1988 (2 folders), May-October, 1988

Keynote address delivered at the University of Cincinnati on October 12, 1988 (2 folders), June-October 1988

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Mexico trip, 1988

Tom Wicker and Vermont trip plans, 1988

Japan Foundation, 1990

"After the Cold War," delivered at Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky, March 30, 1992

Georgetown University address

Sports, 1954

Adlai Stevenson, Campaign, 1952

Campaign, 1960

Strikes, 1962-63

Strike-Newspaper, 1962-63

Style, 1958

Style examples, 1962-63

Arthur Hays Sulzberger

"Newsletters from Arthur Hays Sulzberger," 1944-51

Speeches, 1930, 1943, 1947, 1950-55

Supreme Court, 1952

Gay Talese Copy of Talese notes regarding fall 1939 incident when Raymond Daniell and Reston evaded British censorship.

Television and Radio Appearances

Animal Fable article (Reston column from 1962 was later broadcast on NBC television), 1962-63

Atomic Peace Plan--David E. Lilienthal, broadcast on NBC radio, December 26, 1953

BBC Address directed to British listeners regarding the late 1940s fears of communist infiltration in the U. S. and the 1948 presidential election.

Broadcasts, 1954

CBS appearance, 1961

Comment--NBC radio show, 1955

"The Eisenhower Legacy"

John Gardner--H. E. W. Secretary, National Educational Television broadcast, December 21, 1965 Complete transcript of show focusing on the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

Indira Gandhi--interview by John Kenneth Galbraith, broadcast on April 3, 1966

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Hal Hall--Filmstrip editor, 1968 Concerns Reston's participation in a filmstrip on the 1968 presidential elections.

Eric Hoffer--interview of author by Eric Sevareid for CBS television broadcast, September 19, 1967

National Educational Television--Cuba, 1967

Public Television interview with Reston, 1966

James B. Reston--PBS Special, 1992-93

Reception list--Reston PBS special

Spectrum Associates, Inc.--Commitment, film on New York Times

Adlai Stevenson, 1956 Transcripts of Meet the Press, broadcast on NBC, April 22, 1956, and a news analysis by Eric Sevareid, broadcast on CBS radio, October 8, 1956.

Television, 1948-49, 1954-56, 1965-67, 1969, 1974 Transcript of "The Press and the Pressures," broadcast by National Educational Television, May 18, 1967, and "A Conversation with James Reston, broadcast by National Educational Television, January 1966. Also contains correspondence with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (1948) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (1949), meeting notes with Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird (1969) and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (1956), and remarks by Reston at a banquet celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes (1966).

Television, correspondence regarding media appearances, 1987-1993

Voices & Visions television show with Reston-Frost interview excerpt, 1987 Request to use portions of 1959 Reston interview with Robert Frost.

Times stories, 1949, 1960, 1963-65

Harry Truman, 1991

Truman and Krock legacy

U. N. material, 1984

U. N. regional arrangements, 1950, 1954

U. S. I. A., 1955

"Useful Quotes" Reston collection of colorful quotations and proverbs.

Jack Valenti, 1966

Charles Van Doren, 1959

Vice Presidency, 1955

Vietnam (folder 1 of 4), 1964-68, 1970, 1972 Contains report by Stuart Symington, Missouri Senator, of his 10-day trip to Vietnam in 1965-66, with deletions by military censor.

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Vietnam (folders 2-4 of 4), 1964-68, 1970, 1972

Vietnam--Columns and Correspondence, 1966-67

Paul Volcker talks, 1987-88 Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board delivered the Francis Boyer lecture, on December 2, 1987, and spoke to the League of Women Voters on June 12, 1988, on public service.

George Wallace--Presidential Campaign 1968, 1967

Earl Warren--Chief Justice of U. S. Supreme Court, 1953, 1955-56, 1959, 1967

Bourne Wayland, 1978

Harry Dexter White, 1953 Material relating to accusations that White, appointed by Harry Truman as Executive Director for the U. S. in the International Monetary Fund in 1946, was a communist spy.

Woodrow Wilson, 1948, 1956, 1961

Women of Washington, 1958, 1963-64

Yalta Papers publication in New York Times on March 16, 1955

Yalta Papers, 1955

Thomas Yawkey, ca. 1934

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