Oral history transcript, Arthur M. Okun, interview 2 (II), 4/15/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Arthur M. Okun, interview 2 (II), 4/15/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

50

Description:

Okun’s background; work on the Council of Economic Advisors; how staff worked together to set up budgetary requests; comparison of Dillon’s and Heller’s views of budgetary items; “Okun’s Law”; 1964 tax reform; dealing with the Federal Reserve Board.

Contributor:

Okun, Arthur M., 1928-1980

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 Arthur M. Okun

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Arthur M. Okun

Interviewer(s):

David G. McComb

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-okuna-19690415-2-79-54

Date:

1969-04-15

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Arthur M. Okun, interview 2 (II), 4/15/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-okuna-19690415-2-79-54