Oral history transcript, Tom C. Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Tom C. Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

36

Description:

Biographical information; Court Packing Bill; first meeting with LBJ, 1937-1938; appointed by FDR to the Department of Justice, Criminal Division; supported Rayburn for VP in 1944; court backlog; FDR's support of LBJ; transfer to Antitrust Division; 1948 campaign activities; LBJ's influence in his appointment as Assistant Attorney General by FDR; Cauliflower Club; Board of Education meetings; LBJ becoming Minority Leader; influence of Dick Russell in LBJ becoming Minority Leader; reaction to Supreme Court decisions; VP's interest in Ramsey Clark; JFK's appointment of Ramsey; Ramsey's work in Lands Division; reasons for retirement; comparison of administrations of FDR, HST and LBJ; charge that the Supreme Court is sociological court

Contributor:

Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977

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 Tom C. Clark

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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