Box 21x
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Audio recording, 1974 Mar 9-16
Buell speaks with Adm and Mrs. Pihl about their recollections of Adm King.
On Part 1 the recording starts with Adm Pihl being interviewed by Buell. Buell begins his interview with Mrs. Pihl at 56:39.
On Part 2 the recording starts with Adm Pihl being interviewed by Buell. Buell begins his interview with Mrs. Pihl at 57:04.
Part 3 features Charlotte Pihl only. Mrs. Pihl discusses her recollections of Adm Ernest J. King. Among other topics, the pair discuss King's personality traits that made him able to lead during WWII as well as his feelings for the US Navy and other international personalities such as Churchill and Carl Vinson. Mrs. Pihl ends the conversation by describing how King acted at parties.
Audio recording, 1974 Mar 9-16
Buell speaks with Adm and Mrs. Pihl about their recollections of Adm King.
On Part 1 the recording starts with Adm Pihl being interviewed by Buell. Buell begins his interview with Mrs. Pihl at 56:39.
On Part 2 the recording starts with Adm Pihl being interviewed by Buell. Buell begins his interview with Mrs. Pihl at 57:04.
Oral histories: VADM Robert H. Rice, undated
Recording of Vice Admiral Robert Henry Rice recounting his experiences and knowledge of Frank Knox during his time as Secretary of the Navy. Rice recalls memories and times spent on the U.S.S. Sequoia and Potomac, and his role in Knox's funeral.
Audio recording, 1974 Dec 11
Oral histories: Interview with the Smith family, 1976 Jan 22
Tom Buell asks questions of the Smiths, extended family of King. The audio of the family is very quiet and difficult to hear.
Recording: American Historical Association and the American Committee on the History of the Second World War conference session, 1975 Dec 30
Recording of a session at the American Historical Association and the American Committee on the History of the Second World War held in Atlanta, GA, 1975. The session, "Strategy For Victory In The Pacific: An Evaluation Thirty Years After" is chaired by Philip A. Crowl of the Naval War College.
In Part 1, the first speaker is Clark G. Reynolds presenting his paper, Admiral Ernest J. King and The Strategy for Victory in the Pacific, published in Naval War College Review, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Winter 1976), pp. 57-64.
The second speaker, Forrest C. Pogue of Smithsonian Institution, starts at 20:31 delivering a paper entitled, General George C. Marshall.
The third speaker begins at 39:35. E. B. Potter from the United States Naval Academy delivers his paper, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the Central Pacific Offensive, 1943—45. Potter's talk is cut off at 59:55.
Part 2 of the panel features D. Clayton James of Mississippi State University presents General Douglas MacArthur and the War in the Southwest Pacific.
Following that, Raymond G. O’Connor of University of Miami makes a comment.