Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 4 (IV), 6/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette

Barr's work with FDIC; bringing the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve System and the FDIC together under one agency; James Saxon; controversy surrounding revenue bonds; Saxon's attempts to deregulate the banking system; problems with a San Francisco national bank; William McChesney Martin's leadership in the Federal Reserve System; legislation covering instances when banks changed hands; bank failures; ceilings on rates for time certificates of deposit in 1965; Andre Meyer's idea to have LBJ approve all agency bonds; Special Drawing Rights; Barr's and Henry "Joe" Fowler's ability to argue with LBJ; Barr's involvement in civil rights and speaking to segregated groups; Barr's proposal for a program to educate federal employees in finance that led to White House Fellows program; Barr's involvement in the Budget Act of 1974.