Collection Summary
Sound recordings and other material
from the Zbigniew Brzezinski papers circa 1979-2008
1979-1997
Brzezinski,
Zbigniew, 1928-
33 sound recordings, including sound tape reels,
sound cassettes, microcassettes, and sound discs
13 items
Collection materials are
predominantly in English; materials in Russian are indicated in the container
inventory.
Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture,
Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Sound recordings of interviews,
speeches, memorandums, television news, and diaries of Zbigniew Brzezinski. The
recorded interviews and speeches are accompanied in several instances by
transcripts and other supplementary material. These materials are part of the
Zbigniew Brzezinski papers, which are held by the Manuscript Division of the
Library of Congress.
ICD 53033,
53070-53075; RXG 0339; RYM 5156-5180
RPA 00328
(box 1)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of
person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and
listed alphabetically therein.
People
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928-
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928- --Archives.
Subjects
Cold War.
National security--United States.
Statesmen--United States.
Places
United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--Israel.
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Titles
America abroad (Radio program)
Form/Genre
Interviews.
Radio interviews.
Sound recordings.
Speeches.
Transcripts.
Occupations
Authors.
Educators--United States.
Political scientists--United States.
Administrative Information
Collection Acquisition
Transferred from the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 2009.
Additions
No further additions to the collection are expected.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by David Jackson in 2009.
Use Restrictions
Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included
in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference
librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture,
Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington,
DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Advance notice is required; contact a
reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture,
Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington,
DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following
information: [Container number, eg., Box 3], or [Audio tape number, eg.,
RYB 2480], Sound Recordings and Other Material from the Zbigniew Brzezinski
Papers, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library
of Congress.
Biographical Note
Foreign policy advisor, political scientist, educator, and author. Full name:
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on March 28, 1928, Zbigniew Brzezinski moved with his
family to Canada in 1938 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States
in 1958. Dr. Brzezinski served as instructor and assistant professor at
Harvard, 1953-1960, and as assistant professor and professor at Columbia
University, 1962-1977. While still at Columbia, he served as the first director
of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 until 1976, which led to his position as
foreign policy advisor to the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign. From 1977
until 1981, Brzezinski served as national security advisor within the Carter
administration. He returned to his professorship at Columbia in 1981 and
continued there until moving to Johns Hopkins University in 1989. In 1981,
Brzezinski also accepted a position as counselor at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The Carter Administration series consists of recorded speeches and interviews,
accompanying transcripts, and other material related to Brzezinski's tenure as
national security advisor in President Jimmy Carter's administration.
The Speeches, Testimony, and Travel series consists of post-1981 recorded
speeches and interviews, diaries, accompanying transcripts, and other material
concerning Brzezinski's domestic and foreign speaking engagements, and
travel.
The Subject File series consists of post-1981 recorded interviews with print and
broadcast media sources, episodes from the NPR radio program on which
Brzezinski occasionally guested,
America Abroad,
including the non-broadcast pilot program, and recorded instructions by
Brzezinski to his secretary, Trudy Werner. Also included are recorded
interviews with authors Tom Hayden and Sally Quinn, which were included with
the Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers.
The Supplementary Material series consists of cover letters and published
editions of speeches that supplement the sound recordings in the
collection.
Collection Arrangement
The collection materials are arranged in 4 series:
- Series 1: Carter Administration, 1979-1981
- Series 2: Speeches, Testimony, and Travel, 1983-2007
- Series 3: Subject File, 1981-2004, and undated
- Series 4: Supplementary Material, 1983-2008
http://lccn.loc.gov/2010616900
Container List
Series 1. Carter Administration, 1979-1981
RYM
5156-5158, 5165-5166, 5171
RPA
00328 (box 1)
Recorded speeches and interviews, accompanying transcripts, and other
material related to Brzezinski's tenure as national security advisor in
the Carter administration.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
RYM 5156
Compilation of news about Billy Carter, 1980-07-14 to
1980-07-25
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Compilation of news broadcasts concerning the scandal involving
Billy Carter's alleged connections to the Libyan government.
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski for ABC News,
1979-03-23
Interview conducted by Ted Koppel, ABC News.
Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses world security issues, with particular
emphasis on U.S.-Soviet relations.
RYM 5157
Sound recording of the interview,
1979-03-23
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
1/1
Transcript of the interview,
undated
1 transcript (19 pages)
A cover letter is appended to the transcript.
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, MacNeil/Lehrer Report,
1980-10-15
Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses events in the Middle East, including
the Iran-Iraq War and the role of the Soviet Union in the region,
on the
MacNeil/Lehrer Report,
WETA-TV.
RYM 5158
Sound recording of the interview,
1980-10-15
1 sound cassette (26 minutes) :
analog, 2.4 cm./second, mono ;
1-7/8 x 1
inches
Label from original container: "McNeil/Lehrer - WETA (Wed.,
Oct. 15, 1980) ; Tape not
erased."
1/2
Transcript of the interview,
undated
1 transcript (9 pages)
A cover letter is appended to the transcript.
Remarks by President Jimmy Carter at the Presidential Medal
of Freedom ceremony, 1981-01-16
President Jimmy Carter awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to
Harold Brown, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Warren Christopher, Walter
Cronkite, Kirk Douglas, Margaret Craig McNamara, Karl Menninger,
Edmund S. Muskie, Esther Peterson, Gerard C. Smith, Robert S.
Strauss, Elbert Tuttle, Earl Warren, Andrew Young, and, via proxy,
Roger Baldwin.
RYM 5166
Sound recording of the speech,
1981-01-16
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
1/3
Transcript of the speech,
undated
1 transcript (14 pages)
Zbigniew Brzezinski remarks at the dedication of the
Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family,
1980-09-14
RYM 5171
Sound recording of the speech,
1980-09-14
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech to the Economic Club of Chicago,
1979-12-18
RYM 5165
Sound recording of the speech,
1979-12-18
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Series 2. Speeches, Testimony, and Travel, 1983-2007
ICD
53033; RYM 5159-5164, 5167-5170, 5172, 5175
RPA
00328 (box 1)
Recorded speeches, interviews, and diaries; accompanying transcripts;
and other material concerning Brzezinski's domestic and foreign
speaking engagements, and travel.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
RYM 5170
Excerpts of Zbigniew Brzezinski comments on U.S.-Russian
relations, Voice of America,
2000-05-17
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Recording is in Russian, with short excerpts in English.
Typewritten on cassette label: "KIV-55-Brzezinski."
RYM 5169
Excerpts of Zbigniew Brzezinski comments on U.S.-Russian
relations, Liberty Live, Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, 1996-05-14
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Recording is in Russian, with short excerpts in English.
"New Dilemmas in U.S. Foreign Policy,"
1988-02-06
RYM 5162
Sound recording of the speech, 1988-02-06
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
"The New Frontier of Politics, the New Dimension of Ethics,"
1994-10
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech on the dehumanizing effects of the
scientific revolution on culture, at the Geopolitics and Human
Progress Conference (2nd Symposium sur la santé positive),
Montreal, Canada.
RYM 5163
Sound recording of the speech,
1994-10
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
1/4
Transcript of the speech,
undated
1 transcript (7 pages)
RYM 5161
Zbigniew Brzezinski diary and instructions to his secretary,
1987-05-12
to1987-05-22
1 sound cassette (1 hour, 5 minutes) :
analog, 2.4 cm./second, mono ;
1-7/8 x 1
inches
Primarily consists of Brzezinski dictating a travel diary for his
trip to Hungary and Poland during the inclusive dates.
Label from original container: "Hungary - Poland ; May 12-22
1987."
Zbigniew Brzezinski remarks on managing NATO
enlargement at the United States Institute of Peace working group
on European security, 1997-03-05
RYM 5164
Sound recording of the remarks, 1997-03-05
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Supplementary material: Cover letter addressed from Lauren
Van Metre to Trudy (Werner) and photocopy of original
cassette container label. [See Box 1,
Folder 8.](brzezinski8)
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech at American Council of
Polish Cultural Clubs award banquet,
1984-06-30
RYM 5160
Sound recording of the speech, 1984-06-30
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Supplementary material: Photocopy of
Polish Heritage, v. 35, no. 3 (Fall 1984), in
which is reproduced the text of Brzezinski's address. [See Box 1, Folder 9.](brzezinski9)
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech at the National War College,
1984-01-09
Zbigniew Brzezinksi discusses U.S.-Soviet relations.
RYM 5159
Sound recording of the speech,
1984-01-09
1 sound cassette (approximately 53
minutes) : analog, 1.2 cm./second,
mono ; 1-7/8 x 1
inches
1/5
Transcript of the speech,
undated
1 transcript (4 pages)
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech delivered at the Poland
in the Geopolitically Transforming World Conference, the 60th
annual meeting of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of
America, Georgetown University,
1997-06-16
The topic of the panel discussion was "Poland in the Geopolitically
Transforming World."
ICD 53033
Sound recording of the speech,
1997-06-16
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (1 hour, 2
minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4
inches
Supplementary material: Note addressed to Zbigniew
Brzezinski, 2008-04-14. [See Box 1,
Folder 10.](brzezinski10)
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech on the future of communism at the
Glasnost: Illusion or Reality lecture series, 92nd Street Young
Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association,
1989-03-23
RYM 5175
Sound recording of the speech,
1989-03-23
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech on National Security Advisor
reform, circa 1983
RYM 5167
Sound recording of the speech, circa
1983
1 sound cassette (approximately 25
minutes) : analog, 2.4 cm./second,
mono ; 1-7/8 x 1
inches
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech on Solidarity in Poland,
circa 1982
Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses the Solidarity movement in Poland, the
imposition of martial law in Poland by the Soviet Union, and the
imposition of economic sanctions by the United States.
RYM 5172
Sound recording of the speech, circa
1982
1 sound cassette (1 hour, 2 minutes) :
analog, 2.4 cm./second, mono ;
1-7/8 x 1
inches
Supplementary material: Cover letter addressed from John
Norton Moore and John M. Shenefield to Zbigniew Brzezinski,
1993-12-15. [See Box 1, Folder 11.](brzezinski11)
Zbigniew Brzezinski speech to the American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Law and National Security and the Center for
National Security, 1993-12
Speech given as a luncheon address at Democracy and the Rule of Law:
A Tribute to Ambassador Max M. Kampelman, a conference co-sponsored
by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and
National Security and the Center for National Security Law,
December 2-3, 1993.
RYM 5168
Sound recording of the speech,
1993-12
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Series 3. Subject File, 1981-2004,
and undated
ICD
53070-73075; RXG 0339; RYM 5173-5174, 5176-5180
RPA
00328 (box 1)
Consists of post-1981 interviews with print and broadcast media sources,
episodes from the NPR radio program
America
Abroad, on which Brzezinski occasionally guested, including
the non-broadcast pilot program, and recorded instructions by
Brzezinski to his secretary, Trudy Werner.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
ICD 53070
America Abroad. Pilot program,
circa 2003
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (approximately
53 minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
ICD 53071
America Abroad. America and
Afghanistan, Rebuilding a Nation,
2004-01
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (approximately
52 minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
ICD 53073
America Abroad. America and Europe,
an Alliance in Danger, 2003-04
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (59
minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
ICD 53072
America Abroad. America and Iran,
Cooperation or Conflict in the Post-Saddam Gulf,
2003-11
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (approximately
54 minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
Brzezinski appears as a guest on this program.
ICD 53074
America Abroad. Pakistan, America's
Unstable Ally, 2004-04
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (approximately
52 minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
ICD 53075
America Abroad. The United States
and the Two Koreas, Growing Tensions on the Peninsula,
2003-07
1 sound disc (compact disc-recordable) (59
minutes) : digital ;
4-3/4 inches
Interview with Sally Quinn, Diane
Rehm Show, 1989-06-15
RYM 5180 B
Sound recording of the interview,
1989-06-15
on 1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Handwritten on original container: "Diane Rehm/Sally Quinn
6/15/89 (side 2)."
Interview with Tom Hayden, Dateline, 1983-03-14
Interview conducted by Sanford Ungar for NPR News.
RYM 5178 A
Sound recording of the interview,
1983-03-14
on 1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, al Haaretz,
1997-01-10
RYM 5176
Sound recording of the interview,
1997-01-10
1 sound cassette (9 minutes) :
analog, 1.2 cm./second, mono ;
1-7/8 x 1
inches
1/6
Transcript of the interview, undated
1 transcript (3 pages)
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, al-Ahram, circa 1988
Interview conducted by Hamdi Fouad.
RYM 5179 B
Sound recording of the interview, circa
1988
on 1 sound cassette (approximately 22
minutes) : analog, 2.4 cm./second,
mono ; 1-7/8 x 1
inches
Handwritten on original container: "Hamdi Fouad; Al-Ahrem."
1/7
Transcript of the interview, undated
1 transcript (8 pages)
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Dateline,
1983-03-30
Interview conducted by Sanford Ungar, NPR News.
RYM 5178 B
Sound recording of the interview,
1983-03-30
on 1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Supplementary material: Cover letter addressed from Helene Atwan
of publisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, to Trudy Werner,
1983-03-30. [See Box 1, Folder 12.](brzezinski12)
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Reporter's Roundup,
1984-09-15
Mutual Broadcasting System.
RYM 5177
Sound recording of the interview,
1984-09-15
1 sound cassette : analog,
mono
Supplementary material: Cover letter addressed from Barton J.
Tessler of Mutual Broadcasting System, to Zbigniew Brzezinski,
1984-09-18. [See Box 1, Folder 13.](brzezinski13)
Oral history interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski,
1981-02-20
Interview conducted by Marie Allen.
RXG 0339
Sound recording of the interview, 1981-02-20
1 sound tape reel : analog, 3
3/4 inches per second, mono ; 7 inches
RYM 5179 A
Zbigniew Brzezinski instructions and memorandums,
undated
on 1 sound cassette (approximately 18
minutes) : analog, 2.4 cm./second,
mono ; 1-7/8 x 1
inches
Side A of the recording is severely affected by static; speech is
not understandable with normal playback.
RYM 5173
Zbigniew Brzezinski instructions to his secretary,
circa 1983
1 sound cassette (approximately 12 minutes)
: analog, 2.4 cm./second, mono ; 1-7/8 x 1 inches
Zbigniew Brzezinski gives instructions to his secretary and dictates
various letters. Refers to an Arabic translation of the Zbigniew
Brzezinski book,
Power and
Principle, and includes instructions to send advance copies
to various dignitaries.
RYM 5174
Zbigniew Brzezinski instructions to his secretary,
circa 1986
1 sound cassette (approximately 9 minutes) :
analog, 2.4 cm./second, mono ;
1-7/8 x 1
inches
Brzezinski gives instructions to send promotional pamphlets and
advance copies of his book on U.S.-Soviet relations,
Game Plan, to various dignitaries, with
dictated cover letters to President Ronald Reagan and John
Poindexter.
Series 4. Supplementary Material, 1983-2008
RPA 00328 (box
1)
Consists of cover letters, notes, and published editions of speeches
that supplement the sound recordings in the collection.
These items are arranged according to the order of the materials in
Series 1-3 to which they relate.
1/8
Cover letter from Lauren Van Metre to Trudy
Werner, and photocopy of original cassette label,
1997-04-08
2 pages
Relates to the Brzezinski speech recorded on [cassette RYM 5164](zb1).
1/9
Photocopy of Polish
Heritage, v. 35, no. 3 (Fall 1984)
3 pages
Includes the text of a Brzezinski speech delivered in June 1984 at
the American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs award banquet.
Recorded on [cassette RYM 5160](zb2).
1/10
Note to Zbigniew Brzezinski,
2008-04-14
1 page
Relates to a Zbigniew Brzezinski speech delivered at the Poland in
the Geopolitically Transforming World Conference. Recorded on [disc ICD
53033](zb3).
1/11
Cover letter from John Norton Moore and
John M. Shenefield to Zbigniew Brzezinski,
1993-12-15
1 page
Relates to a 1982 Brzezinski speech on Solidarity in Poland.
Recorded on [cassette RYM 5172](zb4).
1/12
Cover letter from Helene Atwan of
publisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux to Trudy Werner,
1983-04-08
1 page
Relates to a 1983 interview with Brzezinski for the NPR News program
Dateline. Recorded on [cassette RYM
5178, side B](zb5).
1/13
Cover letter from Barton J. Tessler of the
Mutual Broadcasting System to Zbigniew Brzezinski,
1984-09-18
1 page
Relates to a 1984 interview with Brzezinski for the Mutual
Broadcasting System program
Reporter's
Roundup. Recorded on [cassette RYM 5177](zb6).
Transferred Material
One recording on DVD recordable disc, containing a 4:40-minute movie
commemorating the 60th anniversary of the National Security Council, was
transferred to the Moving Image Section of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting
and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, on November 19, 2009.