Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 1 (I), 12/11/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener

Title:

Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 1 (I), 12/11/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener

Number of Pages:

20

Description:

Biographical information; how Carey came to work for the Bureau of the Budget; John Steelman; post-war work and staff of Bureau of the Budget; cooperation between government and universities in scientific research; National Science Foundation Act; the effect of Sputnik’s success on Carey’s work as head of manpower, science and labor; how domestic policy work changed under LBJ; Carey’s work with task forces; lack of local involvement in task forces; the cost of task force programs; White House involvement in task force policy-making; Joe Califano; Wilbur Cohen; Califano and LBJ working at all hours at the White House; Vietnam overshadowing domestic policy; financial problems in domestic programs; morale in the Bureau of the Budget; Maurice Stans; partisanship in the Bureau of the Budget.

Contributor:

Carey, William D. (William Daniel), 1916-1998

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with William D. Carey

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details