Reminiscences of Chester E. Holifield : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Chester E. Holifield : oral history, 1978.

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Atomic Energy Act, 1946: drafting, involvement of scientific community, influence of Helen Gahagan Douglas; Douglas ̀position on Foreign Affairs Committee, friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, speech on Fair Labor Standards Act, 1946; comparison of Jerry Voorhis ̀campaign, 1936, with Douglas ̀1950 campaign against Richard Nixon; Douglas ̀political convictions.

Transcript: 19 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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