Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 2 (II), 12/21/1971, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 2 (II), 12/21/1971, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

74

Description:

Troika; Quadriad; Council of Economic Advisers; administration differences; details of tax cut; trade-offs with Congress on budget cuts; Wilbur Mills; Harry Byrd; origin of tax cut; Samuelson Task Force; “new economics;” tax increases; Vietnam’s effect on the economy; LBJ’s consideration of fiscal and monetary policy, 1965; development of general principles of non-inflationary wage and price behavior, the guideposts; car prices and car wages; Heller’s resignation; executive pay increase; succession to Gardner Ackley; avenue sharing plan; general impressions.

Contributor:

Heller, Walter W. (Walter Wolfgang), 1915-1987

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 Walter W. Heller

Subject:

Economics; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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