Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Stephen Goodell

Title:

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Stephen Goodell

Number of Pages:

45

Description:

Educational and professional background; work with the 1964 Task Force on Poverty under leadership of Sargent Shriver; concept of community action; Shriver’s management style in Peace Corps, task force and OEO; funding of Community Action Agency; anticipation of opposition to community action program from local political power structures; naming VISTA and Job Corps; decision to move various projects to established administration departments; Dominican Republic; Mankiewicz’s and Peace Corps members’ objection to U.S. intervention and to military’s reports.

Contributor:

Mankiewicz, Frank F. (Frank Fabian), 1924-2014

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 Frank F. Mankiewicz

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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