Biographical information; met LBJ in early 1960s; appointed White House Fellows Program in 1964; Task Force on Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965; Secretary of HEW 1965; health, education and civil rights as LBJ’s dramatic accomplishments; Gardner’s career after HEW at Urban Coalition and Common Cause.
Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb
Citation
Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 31, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-gardnerj-19711220-1-74-109