Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

21

Description:

How the Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), and numerous other attorneys on the president's staff coordinate their services; the history of the Department of Justice; the role of the attorney general; the OLC staff's duty to learn the views of the attorney general so that they could reflect it accurately; Wozencraft's work under Acting Attorney General, and later Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; similarities and differences between Nicholas Katzenbach and Ramsey Clark as attorneys general; LBJ's advice to Wozencraft before Wozencraft's Senate confirmation; how the OLC works with the president's White House staff, including special counsel; Joseph Califano's work as special assistant to the president; Harry McPherson's work as special counsel; OLC's involvement in executive orders; how conflict between the OLC, attorney general, staff attorneys, cabinet members, and the president was resolved; OLC as outside law firm for the White House as well as for government departments and agencies; resolving conflict between government departments and agencies; Congressman Paul Findley's amendment to Public Law 480 regarding US aid to nations that had provided aid to North Vietnam; OLC's work to help the attorney general and the White House achieve their goals within the confines of the law; providing legal advice to Congress as a representative of the executive branch; the role of the Bureau of the Budget in approving OLC views and statements.

Contributor:

Wozencraft, Frank M.

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Frank M. Wozencraft

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details