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Oral history transcript, Robert G. Lewis, interview 2 (II), 5/9/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-lewisr-19860509-2-87-49.pdf
Origin of Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Life; LBJ's interest; Opportunity Homestead proposal and its objectives; extending War on Poverty into rural areas; Rural Community Development Service; problems of rural poor in cities; inadequacy of…

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Oral history transcript, Robert G. Lewis, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-lewisr-19860206-1-87-48.pdf
Early political interest and involvement; work with Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives; editing the National Farmers Union newsletter; views on Benson's farm program; work on Senator Proxmire's staff; LBJ and Proxmire; 1959 Proxmire speech; support of…

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