An Interview with John J. Johnson

HE Spanish crown, in its wisdom, determined that its colonial officials, at the end of their services, should be held accountable for their acts in a special inquiry, the residencia. It also laid down the rule that the inquiry in any given case should be conducted by someone other than the outgoing official's immediate successor, but, as was its custom, it turned a blind eye to repeated infractions of the rule. This somewhat irregular practice saved both time and money, and it is unlikely that the general quality of the administration was much the worse for it. When the time came to residenciar the outgoing Managing Editor of the HAHR, similar practical considerations suggested that it be done by members of the new editorial team, taking advantage of the fact that on laying down his editorial (and other) duties at the University of New Mexico, Professor Johnson had accepted an appointment at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina, in relative proximity to the present editorial office in Gainesville, Florida. He accepted the summons, and the inquiry was conducted, in Gainesville, on March 21, 1986. It seemed only reasonable, however, to combine Professor Johnson's accounting for his stewardship of the HAHR with a broader inquiry into his career as one of the leaders in the field of Latin American history in the United States over most of the period since World War II. Having invented the series of interviews with distinguished scholars that first graced this journal in 1982, he could hardly refuse to be interviewed. For us, it seemed poetic justice-and wholly justified-to do unto him as he had caused to be done to so many others. To expedite the operation, we invited him to prepare written answers in advance to certain routine questions that have almost always been present in the interview series. Excerpts from the more extensive oral questioning have been interspersed with portions of the written testimony in the manner that seemed most appropriate. Readers will be able to distinguish the former by the initials of

Administration (probate law) · Library science · Management · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Stewardship (theology) · Successor cardinal · Summons · American Sports and Literature · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society

• Latin American Perspectives

  Open Access•Jawdat Abu-El-Haj, Jawdat Abu‐el‐haj•Latin American Perspectives•2013

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• The Military and Society in Latin America

  Kalman H Silvert, John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1965

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• United States - British Rivalry in Latin America, 1815-1830

  Open Access•John J Johnson•Anuario de Historia de América…•1985

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• The Role of the Military in Underdeveloped Countries

  John P Hoover, John J Johnson•The Western Political Quarterly•1963

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• Political Change in Latin America

  Open Access•Martin B Travis•Political Science Quarterly•1959

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• Foreign Factors in Dictatorship in Latin America

  John J Johnson•Pacific Historical Review•1951

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• Early Relations of the United States with Chile

  John J Johnson•Pacific Historical Review•1944

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• The Political Role of the Latin-American Middle Sectors

  Open Access•John J Johnson•The Annals of the American…•1961

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• Simón Bolívar and Spanish American Independence, 1783-1830

  John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1968

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• Readings in Latin American History

  Peter Bakewell•Hispanic American Historical Review•1967

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• Mexican American

  Luis G Nogales•Hispanic American Historical Review•1973

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• Continuity and Change in Latin America

  Henry A Landsberger, John J Johnson•British Journal of Sociology•1965

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• One Hundred Years of Historical Writing on Modern Latin America by United States Historians

  John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1985

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• Middle Groups in National Politics in Latin America

  John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1957

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• Talcahuano and Concepción as Seen by the Forty-Niners

  John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1946

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• Pioneer Telegraphy in Chile 1852-1876

  George Wythe, John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1949

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• The Introduction of the Horse into the Western Hemisphere

  John J Johnson•Hispanic American Historical Review•1943

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