Vessey Box 21, Chairman

Series — Box: Vessey 21, Chairman

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This is a collection of the personal paperwork, correspondence, framed materials, and photos of John W. Vessey Jr. and his wife Avis. This primarily covers Vessey's time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also includes material from his childhood through post-retirement.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1939 - 2016
Agent Relation: Donated by Sarah Vessey, 2018. Accession 2018.011.

Extent

From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (87 boxes and 2 flat file drawers.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Korean

From the Collection: Vietnamese

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)

From the Collection: Thai

Additional Description

Visit to Germany, 1982 December

NATO Travel Order, 1982 September 14

Letter from General Necdet URUG, undated

Letter Regarding AFNORTH, 1985 March 22

Interviews

Editorials – Time for Real Military Reform, 1982 Fall

Response to ABC News Segment, 1983 December 15

Survival- The Soviet Anti-Tank Debate, 1976 May

Chairman/ Replacement News Articles

International Security – Can the Secretary of Defense Make a Difference?, 1982 September 8

Orbis – The Reagan Administration’s World View, 1982 September 9

Armed Forces and Society – West German Party Politics and Theater Nuclear Modernization

Since 1977, 1982 November 16

NY Times – A Strategy for the 90’s, 1984 May 6

Europe’s Nuclear Superpowers – Foreign Policy, 1984 June 5

Arms Control Today – Star Wars vs. The ABM Treaty, 1984 July

Orbis – The Strategic Bamber Debate Today, 1984 September 6

Expense Receipts, 1982

Expense Receipts, 1983

Retirement Ceremony Sequence of Events, 1985 September 30