Cold War Era, 1945-1991: Primary Sources in Special Collections: Primary Sources in Special Collections

Former Member of Congress (1913-1926), U.S. Senator (1926-1948), U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and Vice President of the United States (1949-1952).

See Armed Forces Show, CBS, Aug. 26, 1951, Vice President Barkley Speaks on Korea.

Former Kentucky Attorney General (1959-1963, 1967-1971) and Member of Congress (1972-1978). This is a large collection and may take a few seconds to download.

Deputy Inspector General for the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). This is a large collection and may take a few seconds to download.

Former Member of Congress (1944-1947), Governor of Kentucky (1947-1950). and U.S. Senator (1951-1956). This is a large collection and may take a few seconds to download.

Former U.S. Senator (1946-1948, 1952-1954, 1956-1972) and U.S. Ambassador to India and Nepal (1955-1956) and East Germany (1974-1976). Co-author of the Cooper-Church Amendment regarding the Vietnam War. This is a large collection and may take a few seconds to download.

This collection has been digitized and can be accessed online by clicking on the link.

See material related to communism.

Former Member of Congress (1946-1952) and U.S. Senator (1956-1968). This is a large collection and may take a few seconds to download.

Former Solicitor General of the United States and United States Supreme Court Justice. This is a large collection and may take several seconds to download.

Former Member of Congress (1902-1912), Governor of Kentucky (1915-1919), and U.S. Senator (1919-1924).

These photographs have been digitized and can be accessed by clicking on the link. This is a large collection and may take several seconds to download.

Topics include US-USSR relations, threat of nuclear war.