Interview with Myer Feldman, 2000 March 12

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Interview with Myer Feldman, 2000 March 12

In the interview, Mr. Feldman discusses his tenure working as Deputy Special Counsel to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, including personal memories of Kennedy, preparing for the Nixon-Kennedy debates and the 1960 presidential election campaign, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the formation of the Special Olympics

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