| Title: |
Reminiscences of Chester E. Holifield
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP91-A
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Helen Gahagan Douglas Project
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| Description: |
Atomic Energy Act, 1946: drafting, involvement of scientific community, influence of Helen Gahagan Douglas; Douglas position on Foreign Affairs Committee, friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, speech on Fair Labor Standards Act, 1946; comparison of Jerry Voorhis campaign, 1936, with Douglas 1950 campaign against Richard Nixon; Douglas political convictions.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 19 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact Bancroft Library for information. Original oral history held by: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1978 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Holifield, Chester E., 1903-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1903
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| Speaker occupation: |
Politician
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document date: |
1978
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| Interviewer: |
Scobie, Ingrid W.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. House of Representatives
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Elections--United States; North America; Oral history; Politicians; U.S. Congress. House of Representatives; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1945-; United States--Politics and government--1945-
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Atomic energy--Law and legislation; Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1901-1980; Holifield, Chester E., 1903-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0021272-16711
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