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01-01-1948
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01-01-1965
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04-01-1973
ZUCKERT, E. M.
ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
K239.0512-674
0000024660
1151
C1
2445953
09-09-1984
FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE (AF), DISCUSSES INTEGRATION OF AF; STUART SYMINGTON MAIN FORCE BEHIND MOVE; AIR STAFF NOT HAPPY BUT FOLLOWS ORDERS; FAHEY COMMITTEE CATALYZES MOVEMENT; 332 AIRDROME GROUP, ALL BLACK UNIT UNDER GEN BENJAMIN O. DAVIS AT LOCKBOURNE AIR FORCE BASE OH BREAKS UP IN INTEGRATION MOVE; SYMINGTON'S ABILITY TO DEAL WITH CONGRESS, PARTICULARLY SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN, FACILITATES INTEGRATION; AIR STAFF OPPOSES GESELL COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO USE AF AS SLEDGE HAMMER TO BATTER SEGREGATION; ATTITUDES OF GENERALS IDWAL H. EDWARDS, HOYT S. VANDENBERG, AND MUIR S. FAIRCHILD.
TRANSCRIPT; OHI OF MR. EUGENE M. ZUCKERT, FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE; CONDUCTED BY MAJ ALAN GROPMAN AT WASHINGTON DC; TAPE NOT MICROFILMED; TAPE TIME-00:30; SOURCE: INTERVIEWS FOR GROPMAN MONOGRAPH OF BLACKS IN AIR FORCE.
GESELL COMMITTEE FAHEY COMMITTEE GROUP/0332/AIRDROME EDWARDS, I. H. INTEGRATION IN THE AIR FORCE BLACK AMERICANS IN THE AIR FORCE VANDENBERG, H. S. FAIRCHILD, M. S. DAVIS, B. O., JR. SYMINGTON, W. S.