Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Title:

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Number of Pages:

34

Description:

Biographical information; Joe Califano; Nicholas Katzenbach; John Douglas; formation of yearly legislative program; task forces establishment; outside task force organization; regional diversity within task forces; finding qualified people to serve; task forces off the record; release of ideas prematurely; pressure to release confidential reports; reports not written for publication; 1966 Cities Task Force; 1966 Child Development Task Force; effectiveness of task forces; ESEA; Higher Education Act; NAB; Model Cities Program; Heineman TF on Government Reorganization; task force summary reports for President; Safe Streets Act; interagency task force; TF on Electric Power Reliability; job program for NAB; LBJ's reaction to overall legislative program; coordination of task force program with BOB

Contributor:

Gaither, James C., 1937

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with James C. Gaither

Subject:

Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931-

Relation:

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Rights:

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