Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Philip Taubman papers
- Dates:
- 1966-2019
- Creators:
- Taubman, Philip
- Abstract:
- Philip Taubman is a journalist, author, and lecturer. The collection is composed of research notes and interviews pertaining to Taubman's books, "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and their Quest to Ban the Bomb" (Harper Collins, 2012) and "Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage" (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
- Extent:
- 22 manuscript boxes, digital media (9.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Philip Taubman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The collection is composed of research notes and interviews pertaining to Taubman's books, "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and their Quest to Ban the Bomb" (Harper Collins, 2012) and "Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage" (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
- Biographical / historical:
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Journalist, author, and lecturer. Taubman served as the editor-in-chief of the Stanford Daily, reporter and editor at the New York Times for nearly 30 years, correspondent for Time magazine, and sports editor for Esquire. Taubman was a member of the Stanford Board of Trustees, 1978-1982, and served as secretary of the Stanford Board, 2011-2018.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States
Nuclear disarmament
Space surveillance
Aerial reconnaissance, American
Cold War
Interviews - Names:
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-2016
Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-2021
Nunn, Sam
Perry, William James, 1927-
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 10:05:55.315029
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 18-22 closed. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Philip Taubman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563