Oral history transcript, Francis Keppel, interview S-I, 7/18/1968, by John Singerhoff

Title:

Oral history transcript, Francis Keppel, interview S-I, 7/18/1968, by John Singerhoff

Number of Pages:

30

Description:

1962 status of federal legislative support for education; NEA’s involvement in higher education bill of 1962; Vocational Bill and Higher Education Facilities of 1963; Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its effects; state-church issues remained a problem in education; LBJ’s support for Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Impacted Areas Bill; Henry Loomis’ work as Deputy Commissioner of Education; school desegregation; Chicago’s refusal to use ESEA funding in poor areas and subsequent compromise by administration; establishing a Dept. of Education when legislation was still being passed; the role of ESEA and Dept. of Education.

Contributor:

Keppel, Francis C., 1916-1990

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of Oral Histories Given to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library

See Also:

See all online interviews with Francis Keppel

Subject:

Education; Welfare and War on Poverty; Civil rights; Department of Education

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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