Nimitz, Chester: An Address to Naval War College, 1960 Oct 10
Scope and Contents
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz speaks about the value of the training he recieved at the War College in preparation for WWII. He also addresses the importance of personnel planning, logisitics, and morale during wartime.
Nimitz speaks for about 20 minutes. He then fields questions and answers for approximately 40 minutes, which covers many topics including competitions between battelships, taking direction from Washington, and the usefulness of war gaming.
Some technical difficulties occur in the recording; they are momentary.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 Oct 10
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Cassettes ; Run time 1:04:19
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
The original recording was created on a SoundScriber disk, which was then migrated to a cassette tape. The digital file associated with this item was captured from the cassette tape held in this collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository