Oral history transcript, Willard J. Smith, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb

Biographical information; LBJ's June 1964 Coast Guard Academy commencement address; DOT formation and transfer of Coast Guard to DOT; position of the Coast Guard; PPBS; obtaining new equipment; control of ice-breaking operation; Arctic exploration; opening a sea lane; jurisdiction questions; Pueblo; Vietnam; Marketime Operation; Cuba; private submarines; undersea navigation; Russian trawlers; responsibility to protect Pribilof Islands; oil spillage; developing sea lanes for commercial vessels; maintaining aids to navigation system; license all Merchant Marines Personnel; four programs of marine safety area; private recreational craft; Maritime Administration; investigating accidents; National Transportation Safety Board; LBJ's personal interest; Secretary Boyd.