Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Langdon Post

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Langdon Post

1962 - 1998

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This is the transcript of an oral history interview with Langdon W. Post. In the interview Post discussed his family background and childhood; running for Congress as an anti-Tammany Hall candidate; his appointment as tenement house commissioner by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia; work for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration; his personal observations on Harry Hopkins; housing improvements and changes in building codes; disagreements with LaGuardia; his job as western regional director for the Federal Housing Authority; the need for more housing in places with strong industrial pressure; public housing in California; housing following World War II; Earl Warren's opposition to state guarantees of housing authority bonds; his interest in home building after the war; James Roosevelt's decision to run for governor; Post's position as campaign manager in Northern California; the organization of campaign publicity; Earl Warren's avoidance of personal attacks against his opponent; support for Warren among some Democrats; endorsement by labor; financial support for Roosevelt's campaign; differences in support in the northern and southern parts of the state; campaign expenses and issues; the lack of Roosevelt support among some Democrats; Post's 1952 article on Earl Warren; Warren's caution and avoidance of controversy; George Outland; additional Roosevelt supporters; Helen Gahagan Douglas and Richard Nixon; and running a labor newspaper.

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