Memo of Conversation Regarding the U-2 Plane Crash
5/26/1960
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This memorandum summarized a conversation between bipartisan leaders including President Eisenhower, Secretary of State Chistian A. Herter and Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates. The two main topics discussed were the U-2 spy plane crash and discussion of intelligence and espionage.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Eisenhower Library.This primary source comes from the Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell.
Full Citation: Memorandum of Conversation, Bipartisan Leaders Breakfast with the President, Held in the State Dining Room, the White House; 5/26/1960; Staff Notes May 1960 (1); Alphabetical Subjects, 1953 - 1961; Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/conversation-u2-plane, April 25, 2024]