Oral history transcript, William Proxmire, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, William Proxmire, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

32

Description:

Views on the duties of a Senate leader; circumstances of assuming office; 1959 speech relating views and reaction to speech; LBJ and committee assignments; opposition to depletion allowance; LBJ's support for Proxmire's re-election; 1957 Civil Rights Bill; impressions of Wayne Morse; LBJ's sources of power; counting votes; LBJ and Eisenhower; Alaska-Hawaii statehood; Harris-Fulbright natural gas bill; views on support of education; issue of regulation of electronic media; unemployment compensation; LBJ's relationship with Knowland and Dirksen; LBJ as VP; assessment of LBJ

Contributor:

Proxmire, William

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 William Proxmire

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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