Kenneth Adelman
Oral History detailed view.
Kenneth Adelman
Speaker: Kenneth Adelman
Date: September 30, 2003
Description:
As head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), Ken Adelman discusses the Reagan administration's approach and efforts at arms negotiations with the Soviet Union during the 1980s. Adelman begins by touching briefly on his service in President Nixon's Office of Economic Opportunity and President Ford's Defense Department, and his nineteen-month tenure as Reagan's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Most of the interview is dedicated to Adelman's time as ACDA Director, where he details the major events of his tenure, from his difficult confirmation hearings to the U.S-Soviet summit in Washington, D.C. Adelman gives detailed analysis of the zero-option proposal, the deployment of Pershing II missiles, the strategic defense initiative, the nuclear freeze movement, and compliance with the SALT II treaty, giving the opinions of himself, Reagan, and other administration officials on each issue. He also offers detailed portraits of the key members of the Reagan foreign policy team.
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