Interview of Richard E. Byrd by Martha Deane, October 26, 1953

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1953-10-26

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Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program

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Martha Deane interviews Byrd, his opinion on socialism, power of government, communism and human relations. Additionally Byrd talks about his stay in Antarctica and how he almost died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the stove in his shack during his second expedition to Antarctica (1933-1935).

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The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/8908.mp3

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 -- Interviews, Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration, Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- American, communism and socialism, democracy and politics, Moral re-armament, carbon monoxide poisoning

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/48755

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