Finding Aid for the Kenneth Rush Papers, 1971-1990
MS-2529 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 20, 2006.
Summary Information
Kenneth Rush Papers
Date/Date Range : 1971-1990
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: This collection contains handwritten notes, letters, and articles concerning the 1971 Berlin Agreement, meetings with Henry Kissinger and French dignitaries, and interviews with Rush on his career.
MS-2529
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
This collection contains handwritten notes, letters, and articles concerning the 1971 Berlin Agreement, meetings with Henry Kissinger and French dignitaries, and interviews with Rush on his career.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Kenneth Rush Papers, MS-2529. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders.
Biography / History
Kenneth Rush (1910-1994) was raised in Greeneville, TN. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1930, and received his law degree from Yale two years later. After school, Rush practiced law in New York City and taught law at Duke University. In 1937, he joined Union Carbide Corporation, of which he became President in 1966. He resigned from all private positions in 1969 to be Ambassador to Germany. President Richard Nixon appointed him the Deputy Secretary of Defense for 1972, and the next year Rush became Deputy Secretary of State. From 1974 to his retirement on March 15, 1977, he served as Ambassador to France.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains notes, letters, and articles concerning Kenneth Rush. Ten of the 17 items concern the 1971 Berlin Agreement, for which Rush co-authored one of the drafts as U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Three items include Rush's handwritten notes from meetings with U.S. Secretary Henry Kissinger, President Giscard and the Foreign Minister of France, while Rush was U.S. Ambassador to France. There are also two interviews of Rush from 1980 and 1990 about his career.
See also MS-2417: The Kenneth Rush Papers, 1930-1991.
Subject Terms
- Rush, Kenneth, 1910-1994.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977.
- Diplomats -- United States.
Contents List
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Meeting dates for Rush, 1971
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Handwritten notes on Berlin, circa 1971
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Handwritten comparison of the wording of the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin and the Rush-Bahr-Falin Draft, 1971
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Handwritten notes, "Berlin Agreement - Secret Talks" , 1971
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Copy of "Western and Soviet Draft Proposals of Quadripartite Agreement" , 1971
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Handwritten notes and typed write up of "Meeting between President Giscard, Secretary Kissinger, Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues and Ambassador Rush, July 10, 1975." About various things, including the Middle East, Consumer-Producer Conference, and Portugal, 1975 July 10
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Handwritten notes and typed write up of meeting between President Giscard, Secretary Kissinger, Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues and Ambassador Rush about Vietnam, circa 1975
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Handwritten notes and typed write up of "Meeting between President Giscard d'Estaing, Secretary Kissinger, Foreign Minister de Guiringaud, François Poncet, and Ambassador Rush." About various topics, including Pakistan, Law of the Sea, and the Middle East, 1976 September 7
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"My Foreword to [Honoré M.] Catudal's Book The Diplomacy of the Quadripartite Agreement [on Berlin]." By Kenneth Rush, 1976 October 26
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"My Foreword to Caludel's Book The Diplomacy of the Quadripartite Agreement." By Kenneth Rush, 1976 October 26
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Transcript of "Interview mit Kenneth Rush" about his career, 1980 March 26-1980 April
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Packet of documents about the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, with letters to/from President Nixon and Rush's article from The Baltimore Sun in 1981, 1972-1981
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Article from The Baltimore Sun about Berlin, 1981 September 3
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Packet of letters congratulating Rush on his 75th birthday, including German and English translations from President Richard von Weizaecker of the Republic of Germany and others, 1985 January 11-1985 January 17
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Letter and transcription of Rush's presentation to the "McGhee seminar group" on the Berlin Agreement from David D. Newsom, Director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Gerogetown University, 1986 August 6
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Letter from Dirk Rotenberg of the Free University of Berlin and transcript of his interview with Rush, 1990 March 6
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Translated excerpt from Willy Brandt's "Bergegnungen und Einsichten" , undated
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