Reminiscences of Walter Pick : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Walter Pick : oral history, 1978.

Administrative aide for Helen Gahagan Douglas, late 1930s: Douglas household in Los Angeles, relatins with their children; initial involvement in politics: interest in migrant workers, friendships with politicians; Douglas ̀impact in Congress: personal qualities, issues of importance; assistant in Douglas ̀Congressional office, 1946-48; Douglas family life in Washington, D.C., 1947-48; Senate race against Richard Nixon, 1950.

Transcript: 76 leaves.

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