Oral History Interview with James T. Kloppenberg ’73
Title
Oral History Interview with James T. Kloppenberg ’73
Narrator (written)
James T. Kloppenberg ’73
Narrator First Name
James
Narrator Last Name
Kloppenberg
Interviewer
Leigh Steinberg [‘18]
Abstract
James T. Kloppenberg ’73 discusses his experience as a Dartmouth Professor during the Vietnam War era, as well as his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. In this interview, Kloppenberg also explores how America's post-World War II belief in its global dominance and the purging of experts during the McCarthy era contributed to a simplified understanding of the struggle against global communism and a lack of understanding of the situation in Asia, especially in Vietnam.
Date of Interview
2016-10-24
Subject
Oral History
Vietnam Veteran
Dartmouth Vietnam Project
Protest/Antiwar Activism
Dartmouth Faculty
Dartmouth History
Political Participation
Vietnam War
Language
English
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/kloppenberg_james/kloppenberg_james.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/kloppenberg_james/kloppenberg_james_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/kloppenberg_james/kloppenberg_james_transcript_final.html