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

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-okuna-19690415-2-79-54.pdf
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…

Oral history transcript, Arthur M. Okun, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1969, by David G. McComb

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-okuna-19690320-1-79-53.pdf
How Vietnam influenced budget requests during the war; how LBJ’s decisions were affected by all the Vietnam-related pressures on him; the LBJ to Nixon transition; wage and price controls; rationing rumors. Oral history attached to memorial…