China, 35.0, 105.0Korea, 37.663998, 127.978458United States, 39.76, -98.5Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994Rusk, Richard1986-01In this interview, Dean Rusk describes U.S. foreign policy with China during the Truman administration. He discusses the involvement of the United Nations during the Korean War, the personal animosity between Sec. of Defense Louis Johnson and Sec. of State Dean Acheson, and the leadership in Taiwan under Chiang Kai-shek. Rusk also touches upon the Chinese advance into Korea, and Douglas MacAthur's desire to wage war on China.Related materials located in other repositories: U.S. Dept. of State Records, 1945-1956, National Archives and Records Administration, Chevy Chase, Md.; National Security Office Files, Truman Presidential Library, Independence, Mo.Related collections in this repository: Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Dean Rusk collection; Parks Rusk collection; and Dean Rusk personal papers.Dean Rusk (1909-1994), attorney, U.S. Secretary of State, born in Cherokee County, Georgia. Rusk joined the Department of State from 1947-1952 as Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs and for Far Eastern Affairs. From 1952-1960 he was president of the Rockefeller Foundation. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Rusk to the office of Secretary of State. He remained in this position until 1969. In 1970, he became the Samuel H. Sibley Professor of International Law at the University of Georgia, a position he held until his death in 1994.Interviewed by Richard Rusk, Jan. 1986, in Athens, Ga.Related materials located in other repositories: U.S.Dept. of State Records, 1945-1956, National Archives and Records Administration, Chevy Chase, Md.; National Security Office Files, Truman Presidential Library, Independence, Mo.audio/mpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Dean Rusk Oral History Collectionhttp://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL214DROH-ead.xmlChina--Foreign relations--United StatesUnited StatesUnited NationsUnited States--Foreign relationsKorean War, 1950-1953--United StatesCabinet officers--United StatesUnited States--Foreign relations--ChinaKorean War, 1950-1953Diplomatic relationsChinaCabinet officersKorean War, 1950-1953--ChinaKoreaDean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk. 1986 Jan.Sound