Oral history transcript, Owen Donley, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1989, by Michael L. Gillette

Biographical information; Senator George McGovern's interest in food programs; how McGovern's interest moved from international to domestic food issues; the Senate Agricultural Committee; Bob Choate and Ben Stong's involvement in the creation of the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs; funding and staffing the Committee; Bill Smith, staff director of the Committee; trips the Committee staff members made to impoverished areas; Committee work that resulted in legislative change White House support for food programs during the Johnson and Nixon administrations; "Dietary Goals for the USA"; opposition to the federal food programs; the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs becoming a subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture; McGovern's relationship with Charlie Murphy, Orville Freeman and John Schnittker; the importance of Ben Stong's work