Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker
Title:
Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker
Number of Pages:
21
Description:
How the Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), and numerous other attorneys on the president's staff coordinate their services; the history of the Department of Justice; the role of the attorney general; the OLC staff's duty to learn the views of the attorney general so that they could reflect it accurately; Wozencraft's work under Acting Attorney General, and later Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; similarities and differences between Nicholas Katzenbach and Ramsey Clark as attorneys general; LBJ's advice to Wozencraft before Wozencraft's Senate confirmation; how the OLC works with the president's White House staff, including special counsel; Joseph Califano's work as special assistant to the president; Harry McPherson's work as special counsel; OLC's involvement in executive orders; how conflict between the OLC, attorney general, staff attorneys, cabinet members, and the president was resolved; OLC as outside law firm for the White House as well as for government departments and agencies; resolving conflict between government departments and agencies; Congressman Paul Findley's amendment to Public Law 480 regarding US aid to nations that had provided aid to North Vietnam; OLC's work to help the attorney general and the White House achieve their goals within the confines of the law; providing legal advice to Congress as a representative of the executive branch; the role of the Bureau of the Budget in approving OLC views and statements.
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Interviewee:
Frank M. Wozencraft
Interviewer(s):
T.H. Baker
Specific Item Type:
Oral history
Type:
Text
Format:
Paper
Identifier:
oh-wozencraftf-19681112-2-14-37
Date:
1968-11-12
Time Period:
Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)
Citation
Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker,
LBJ Library Oral Histories,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed March 29, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-wozencraftf-19681112-2-14-37