Biographical information; selection of JFK for PT boat duty; influence of LBJ; FMC Chairman; contact with LBJ; John S. Patterson; LBJ’s awareness of the work of the FMC; Thor Tollefson; problems of American Merchant Marine; political power of shipbuilding and sea-going unions; control of foreign steamship lines; containerization of shippers; inspections; origin/scope/work of FMC; White House support of commissioner; Robert J. Blackwell; transition from LBJ Administration to Nixon Administration
Oral history transcript, John Harllee, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1969, by David G. McComb
Citation
Oral history transcript, John Harllee, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 31, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-harlleej-19690324-1-75-13