Scowcroft, Brent oral history interview

Authors

Don Nicoll

Document Type

Oral History

Publication Date

1-30-2003

Interview Number

MOH 391

Abstract

Brent Scowcroft was born March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah. He is a graduate of West Point and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in International Relations from Columbia University. He is president and founder of The Scowcroft Group and one of the country's leading experts on international policy. Brent Scowcroft has served as the National Security Advisor to both Presidents Ford and Bush. From 1982 to 1989, he was Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. In this capacity, he advised and assisted a wide range of U.S. and foreign corporate leaders on global joint venture opportunities, strategic planning and risk assessment. His prior 29 year military career began with graduation from West Point and concluded at the rank of Lieutenant General following service as the Deputy National Security Advisor. His Air Force service included Professor of Russian History at West Point; Assistant Air Attaché in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Head of the Political Science Department at the Air Force Academy; Air Force Long Range Plans; Office of the Secretary of Defense International Security Assistance; Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Military Assistant to President Nixon. Out of uniform he continued in a public policy capacity by serving on the President's Advisory Committee on Arms Control, the Commission on Strategic Forces and the President's Special Review Board, also known as the Tower Commission. At the time of the interview, he served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards.

Scope and Content Note

Interview includes discussions of: the Tower Commission.

Use Restrictions

Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.

Recommended Citation

Nicoll, Don, "Scowcroft, Brent oral history interview" (2003). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 358.
https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/358