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"A Society of Fighting Fools and Thinking Cowards," by James B. Stockdale, 1981 Oct 26
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
Opinion article published in the Army Times.
Dates:
1981 Oct 26
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
"Admiral Stockdale - Strength from the Classics, " by Irene Wielawski, 1978 Oct
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
Wielawski, Irene. "Admiral Stockdale-Strength from the Classics." Campus Volume VII, No. 10 (1978): 18-19.
Dates:
1978 Oct
"Americans are guilt-ridden, claims former prisoner of war," by Richard Hartnett, 1982 May 14
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, newspaper articles, lectures, audio and video tape recordings, articles, and photographs relating to James B. Stockdale’s academic and naval careers from 1965 through 2005. The bulk of this collection documents his correspondence and work at the Naval War College, specifically his administrative and educational roles. Prominent correspondents include Professor Joseph G. Brennan (1910-2004), Admirals Carlisle Trost (1930-), Thomas Hayward (1924-), James Holloway III (1922-), Julien J. LeBourgeois (1923-2012), and Senators John Chafee (1922-1999), Sam Nunn (1938-), and John Tower (1925-1991). The majority of the correspondence relates to his professional work and responsibilities. Along with Stockdale’s published and unpublished writings on moral leadership, his prisoner of war experiences, and the mind in captivity, there are several articles by other academics and writers contained in this collection. Significant speeches from 1965-1993, which includes his time as president of the Naval War College, are in the collection. His speeches on values, leadership, and his prisoner of war experiences were in high demand. Of particular interest within this collection are two volumes of lectures for the popular course entitled Foundations of Moral Obligation team-taught by Stockdale and Brennan. A summary of his captivity in a North Vietnamese prison from 9 September 1965 to 12...
Dates:
1982 May 14
Draft of editorial by James B. Stockdale, undated
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
This is a draft of an editoral Stockale wrote about resigned from teh Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Stockdale sent this draft to Joseph Brennan.
Dates:
undated
Editorial on Stockdale from the Richmond News Leader, 1986 May 28
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, newspaper articles, lectures, audio and video tape recordings, articles, and photographs relating to James B. Stockdale’s academic and naval careers from 1965 through 2005. The bulk of this collection documents his correspondence and work at the Naval War College, specifically his administrative and educational roles. Prominent correspondents include Professor Joseph G. Brennan (1910-2004), Admirals Carlisle Trost (1930-), Thomas Hayward (1924-), James Holloway III (1922-), Julien J. LeBourgeois (1923-2012), and Senators John Chafee (1922-1999), Sam Nunn (1938-), and John Tower (1925-1991). The majority of the correspondence relates to his professional work and responsibilities. Along with Stockdale’s published and unpublished writings on moral leadership, his prisoner of war experiences, and the mind in captivity, there are several articles by other academics and writers contained in this collection. Significant speeches from 1965-1993, which includes his time as president of the Naval War College, are in the collection. His speeches on values, leadership, and his prisoner of war experiences were in high demand. Of particular interest within this collection are two volumes of lectures for the popular course entitled Foundations of Moral Obligation team-taught by Stockdale and Brennan. A summary of his captivity in a North Vietnamese prison from 9 September 1965 to 12...
Dates:
1986 May 28
Education for Leadership and Survival, 1977 Feb 18
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
Remarks of James B. Stockdale to the Connecticut Headmaster's Association at South Kent School.
Dates:
1977 Feb 18
Eight Years in Hanoi Prison: Survival and Dignity, 1982 Feb 26
File — Box: 10, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
Stockdale recounts his time as a POW, including the torture and isolation he experienced. He also discusses the lasting effects of mental abuse, including fear and guilt, as well the enduring effects of physical abuse. The speech is followed up with a Question and Answer period, in which Stockdale addresses topics of interest including current affairs.
Please note that the cassette tape ends abruptly while Stockdale is mid-sentence. This is not an error in digitization.
Dates:
1982 Feb 26
"Fighting Fools, Thinking Cowards? Our Military Enticement System Ignores Honor, Duty, Country," by James Bond Stockdale, 1981 Sep 29
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSC-085
Scope and Contents
Article published in the Los Angeles Times.
Dates:
1981 Sep 29