| Title: |
Dorothye G. Scott
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
U.S. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
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| Collection: |
Senate Oral History Project
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| Series: |
Item 1 of Series Dorothye G. Scott
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| Description: |
When Senate Democrats elected Felton "Skeeter" Johnston as Secretary of the Majority in 1945, Dorothye Scott became his secretary. Ten years later, when Johnston was elected Secretary of the Senate, Scott moved "downstairs" with him as administrative assistant. After Johnston's retirement, she continued in her post under Frank Valeo until her retirement. During the 1950s, the Secretary's suite contained one of the few private dining rooms in the Capitol, and Dorothye Scott arranged almost daily luncheons for the Democratic leader, Lyndon Johnson, and the senior senators who constituted the powerful "inner club," about whom she offers personal reminiscences.
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| Extent: |
70 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Scott1.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1921 to 1977
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| Speaker: |
Scott, Dorothye G., 1921-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
26-Mar-1921
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Administrative assistant
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| Age at speaking: |
71
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| Document date: |
03-Jun-1992
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| Interviewer: |
Ritchie, Donald A.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Department of Defense
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| Historical events discussed: |
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Biography; Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941; District of Columbia; Education; Family; Federal government; North America; Oral history; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA; Political science--United States; U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Department of Defense; United States; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government; Work; Work environment; World War II, 1939-1945
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022098-23091
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