Oral history transcript, Horace D. Godfrey, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker
Title:
Oral history transcript, Horace D. Godfrey, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker
Number of Pages:
41
Description:
Biographical information; Congressman Harold D. Cooley and W.R. Poage; LBJ’s interest in cotton legislation; positions in federal service; putting career men in appointee positions; Secretary Freeman; Secretary’s staff meetings; major legislative projects; Food and Agricultural Act of 1965; responsible for steering legislation through Congress; drafting process; Senators Allen Ellender, Herman Talmadge and Ribicoff; Mr. Moss; Food for Freedom Act; Food Stamp Act; Appalachian program; agricultural programs for farmers; Department criticized by Civil Rights Commission in 1964; personal interest in race problems and integration of the Department; appearing on the Hill; competition with urban areas for federal money; FHA loans for establishment of rural water/sewage systems; better balance between rural and urban areas; general attitude in Department between JFK and LBJ years; one-year extension of Food and Agriculture Act of 1965.
