Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

46

Description:

Biographical information; met LBJ in early 1960s; appointed White House Fellows Program in 1964; Task Force on Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965; Secretary of HEW 1965; health, education and civil rights as LBJ’s dramatic accomplishments; Gardner’s career after HEW at Urban Coalition and Common Cause.

Contributor:

Gardner, John William, 1912-2002

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 John W. Gardner

Subject:

Department of Housing, Education, and Welfare

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

John W. Gardner

Interviewer(s):

David G. McComb

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-gardnerj-19711220-1-74-109

Date:

1971-12-20

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-gardnerj-19711220-1-74-109