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Manuscript/Mixed Material Sound recordings and other material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers,

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Title

  • Sound recordings and other material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers,

Summary

  • Consists of sound recordings of interviews, speeches, dictated memorandums, television news, and audio diaries that document Brzezinski's tenure as national security advisor in President Jimmy Carter's administration as well as post-1981 domestic and foreign speaking engagements, travel, and interviews and guest spots on various radio programs, such as National Public Radio's America abroad. A 1981 oral history interview with Brzezinski is also included, as are transcripts of some of the speeches and interviews.

Names

  • Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928-2017.

Headings

  • -  Brzezinski, Zbigniew,--1928-2017--Archives
  • -  Cold War
  • -  National security--United States
  • -  Statesmen--United States
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--20th century
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Israel
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Middle East
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union
  • -  America abroad (Radio program)

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Sound recordings
  • Speeches
  • Transcripts
  • Radio interviews

Notes

  • -  The collection materials are arranged in 4 series: Series 1. Carter Administration, 1979-1981; Series 2. Speeches, Testimony, and Travel, 1983-2007; Series 3. Subject File, 1981-2004, and undated; Series 4. Supplementary Material, 1983-2008.
  • -  Collection materials are chiefly in English with some Russian.
  • -  Foreign policy advisor, political scientist, educator, and author. Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1928, Zbigniew Brzezinski moved with his family to Canada in 1938 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1958. Brzezinski taught at Harvard and Columbia University and later became foreign policy advisor to the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign. From 1977 until 1981, Brzezinski served as national security advisor in the Carter administration. He then returned to teaching and also held a position at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Transferred from the Manuscript Division (Zbigniew Brzezinski papers), Library of Congress, 2009.
  • -  These materials are part of the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
  • -  The sound discs are recordable compact discs.
  • -  A finding aid to the sound recordings is available in the Recorded Sound Reference Center and at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009003
  • -  [Container number, eg., Box 3] or [Audio tape number, eg., RYB 2480], Sound Recordings and Other Material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.

Medium

  • sound recordings: 33 sound recordings, including sound tape reels, sound cassettes, microcassettes, and sound discs.
  • textual materials: 13 items.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ICD 53033, ICD 53070-53075
  • RXG 0339
  • RYM 5156-5180
  • RPA 00328

Source Collection

  • Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928-2017. Zbigniew Brzezinski papers

Repository

  • Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540-4690 dcu https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.home

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010616900

Rights Advisory

  • Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.

Access Advisory

  • The collection is open for research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

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Chicago citation style:

Brzezinski, Zbigniew. Sound recordings and other material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers. 1979.

APA citation style:

Brzezinski, Z. (1979) Sound recordings and other material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers.

MLA citation style:

Brzezinski, Zbigniew. Sound recordings and other material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers. 1979.