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Stockdale, James B.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1923-12-23 - 2005-07-05

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Address at Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island on the occasion of Rhode Island Independence, 1978 May 7

 Item — Box 7, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents

Address given by Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale at Trinity Church, Newport, RI.

Dates: 1978 May 7

Address to United States Military Academy Class of 1983, 1979 Jul 13

 Item — Box 7, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSC-085- Item MSC85_07_13_04
Scope and Contents

Address by ADM Stockdale to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's incoming class of 1983.

Dates: 1979 Jul 13

James B. Stockdale papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-085
Abstract

Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale (1923-2005) was a highly decorated naval aviator who spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was the fortieth President of the Naval War College and after his retirement from the navy he served as President of The Citadel, Charleston, S.C and was an independent candidate for Vice President of the U.S. in 1992. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, speeches, and writings relating to Stockdale’s naval and academic careers.

Dates: 1965-2005; Majority of material found within 1975-1983