| Title: |
Leon H. Keyserling
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Harry S Truman Museum and Library
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| Collection: |
Truman Library Oral History Program
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| Series: |
Item 3 of Series Leon H. Keyserling
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| Description: |
Member of legal staff, Agricultural Adjustment Admin., 1933. Secretary and legislative assistant to Sen. Robert F. Wagner (New York), 1933-37. Gen. counsel, U.S. Housing Authority, 1937-38; deputy administrator and gen. counsel, 1938-42; acting administrator, 1941-42. Acting commissioner, Federal Public Housing Authority, 1942. Gen. counsel, National Housing Agency, 1942-46. Vice chairman President's Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-50; chairman, 1950-53.
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| URL: |
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/keyserl3.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1971 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Keyserling, Leon Hirsch, 1908-1987
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
Jan-1908
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Charleston, SC; South Carolina; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Economist; Government official; Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
63
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| Document location: |
Washington, DC
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| Document date: |
19-May-1971
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| Interviewer: |
Hess, Jerry N.
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| People discussed: |
Harry S. Truman; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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| Historical events discussed: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; District of Columbia; Harry S. Truman; North America; Oral history; Political campaigns--United States; Political parties; Presidents--Term of office--United States; Presidents--United States; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; United States; United States--Politics and government; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
European Recovery Program; Marshall Plan; Truman administration
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0032105-16349
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