Oral history transcript, Robert G. Lewis, interview 2 (II), 5/9/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Robert G. Lewis, interview 2 (II), 5/9/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

37

Description:

Origin of Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Life; LBJ's interest; Opportunity Homestead proposal and its objectives; extending War on Poverty into rural areas; Rural Community Development Service; problems of rural poor in cities; inadequacy of available services between rural and urban; land reforms; task force report

Contributor:

Lewis, Robert G. (Robert George), 1919-

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 Robert G. Lewis

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Robert G. Lewis

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-lewisr-19860509-2-87-49

Date:

1986-05-09

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Robert G. Lewis, interview 2 (II), 5/9/1986, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-lewisr-19860509-2-87-49