Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

23

Description:

Millenson's work for Jacob Javits and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare from 1949-1959; how Millenson became aware of LBJ as Senate majority leader; staff organization in the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare; how committee reports were submitted; working with majority and minority committee members; disagreements in the committee over allocation formulas to states; the Hill-Burton formula; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965; disadvantages to starting federal programs immediately after the authorizing legislation was passed; the role of the minority party and lobbyists; the increase in lobbying and associations in Washington D.C.; political debates based on politicians' home state rather than political party; Millenson's involvement in the Clinical Lab Act in 1965.

Contributor:

Millenson, Roy

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 Roy Millenson

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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