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- Oral historyx
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- 1986x
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- Conversion of Federal Security Agency to HEW; observations on Eisenhower; biographical information; early recollections of FSA; the Hill Burton Act; reflections on working on legislation over the years; memories of working on Medicare; the…
- John F. Kennedy's (JFK) plans for the 1964 presidential campaign before his death; Barry Goldwater's visit to Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) after the 1964 Republican National Convention; O'Brien's involvement in LBJ's 1964…
- Congressional relations with the Department of the Treasury during the Kennedy administration; Charls Walker; Barr's duties under the Department of the Treasury; Larry O'Brien; conflict between the Department of the Treasury and other…
- O'Brien's swearing-in ceremony as a U.S. postmaster general in Hye, Texas; William Manchester's book Death of a President; Springfield, Massachusetts' O'Brien Day in November 1965; speculation that O'Brien would run for…
- Biographical information; Greigg's congressional campaign in 1964; the Feed-Grains program; Democratic Party support for Greigg's campaigns in 1964 and 1966; how Greigg gained a seat on the House Agriculture Committee; a vote involving…
- Russell Long's support for LBJ's programs and how Long compared to Harry Byrd, Sr., as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; tax increases to help pay for the Vietnam War; Winston Prouty's and Vance Hartke's proposed…
- The Public Health Services Act; personal involvement of congressmen and senators; division of mental health and mental retardation provisions; procedures in drafting and revising a bill; OMB's involvement; various individuals involved;…
- Biographical information and his work at the Department of Defense with the military pay system, the draft, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW); problems in HEW management; Gorham's and his staff's duties; evaluation…
- Efforts to enlist the help of Katharine Graham and the Washington Post staff to get support for D.C. home rule; LBJ's support for House Rules Committee reform that would help the liberal members of the House; the regional medical centers…
- Optimism in the LBJ Administration going into the 89th Congress in 1964 with a large Democratic majority; Medicare and education as legislative priorities; the powerful alliance of Republicans and southern Democrats; O'Brien's awareness of…