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Harold Brown: Offsetting the Soviet Military Challenge, 1977–1981
  • Date: Monday, March 05, 2018
  • Time: 5:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Edward Keefer, author of Harold Brown: Offsetting the Soviet Military Challenge, 1977–1981, will moderate a discussion on how the former Secretary of Defense Brown worked to counter the Soviet Union’s growing military strength during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. Also participating in the discussion will be former Secretaries of Defense Harold Brown and William Perry; and former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work.

Presented by the National Archives in partnership with the Historical Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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