Scope and Contents
The papers consist of two, unpublished manuscripts by Roland Paul. Both manuscripts are based on Paul's diaries and notes of his experiences with the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on U.S. Security Agreements, then chaired by Senator Stuart Symington and strongly influenced by Senator William Fulbright. The first, entitled "The Power of Arrogance: The Assault of the Senators on America's Military Commitments, 1969-70," was completed in 1982. It offers a Washington insider's perspective on the attitudes, circumstances, and institutional structures that would later cause U.S. foreign policy and actions in Vietnam to fail. The manuscript includes several pages from an earlier, longer draft that give Paul's personal reflections on the Vietnam War, as well as copies of letters from several scholars who reviewed the manuscript for publication. Paul's second manuscript "A Million Elephants," completed in 1983, is a shorter version of the first, written in the form of a screenplay.
Dates
- 1982-1983
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Roland A. Paul, 1985.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
The papers consist of two, unpublished manuscripts by Roland Paul. Both manuscripts are based on Paul's diaries and notes of his experiences with the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on U.S. Security Agreements, then chaired by Senator Stuart Symington and strongly influenced by Senator William Fulbright. The first, entitled "The Power of Arrogance: The Assault of the Senators on America's Military Commitments, 1969-70," was completed in 1982. It offers a Washington insider's perspective on the attitudes, circumstances, and institutional structures that would later cause U.S. foreign policy and actions in Vietnam to fail. The manuscript includes several pages from an earlier, longer draft that give Paul's personal reflections on the Vietnam War, as well as copies of letters from several scholars who reviewed the manuscript for publication. Paul's second manuscript "A Million Elephants," completed in 1983, is a shorter version of the first, written in the form of a screenplay.
Biographical / Historical
Roland Arthur Paul, Jr. was born January 19, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1958 and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1961. From 1962-1964 Paul worked in the Pentagon, first in the office of International Security Affairs and then as Special Assistant to the General Counsel, John McNaughton. In 1965 he joined the Council on Foreign Relations, and from 1969-1970 he served as counsel of the Senate Subcommittee on U.S. Security Agreements and Commitments Abroad. In 1973 Rutgers University Press published Paul's first book, American Military Commitments Abroad, which details the international scene during the late 1960s. Paul began private legal practice in the early 1970s.
- Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Europe -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995
- International relations -- 1950-1980
- Lawyers
- National security -- United States -- History -- 20th Century
- Paul, Roland A., 1937-
- Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Europe
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Military relations -- Asia
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
- Title
- Guide to the Roland Arthur Paul Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Catherine Lawrence
- Date
- October 1985
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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