Power of state Economic Opportunity director of governors; veto power and overrides; creation of the National Advisory Council; Perrin's duties as deputy director of OEO; Senator Morse; involvement of BOB funding; political red tape; GAO investigations; Nathan Report from Brookings and its effect on efforts to overcome poverty in the U.S.; impressions of Sargent Shriver and Shriver's work with OEO; LBJ's attitude toward OEO; how Vietnam affected all programs; the role of loyalty to LBJ in getting confirmation; overview of Perrin's work with OEO.
Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Citation
Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-perrinc-19690317-2-78-4