Oral history interview with John A. O'Connell : oral history transcript / by Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

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Oral history interview with John A. O'Connell : oral history transcript / by Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

This interview discusses Democratic politics in San Francisco City and County. It covers his career in the California State Assembly 1955-1961, where he served on the Finance and Insurance, Judiciary, and Criminal Procedures committees. He offers observations on Philip Burton, Goodwin Knight, and colleagues in the 1955 assembly freshman class. He discusses the demise of the California Democratic Council.

[v], ii, 67 p. ; 29 cm.

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Hicke, Carole

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State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

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Administrative History Documentation of California state government with the use of oral history techniques began in 1969 with the Earl Warren Era Oral History Project. It was initiated by the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library and "centered on key developments in politics and government administration at the state and county level, innovations in criminal justice, public health, and social welfare from 1928-1953." ...

O'Connell, John A., 1919-

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John A. O'Connell was active in San Francisco Democratic politics and was a state assemblyman 1955-1961. From the description of Oral history interview with John A. O'Connell : oral history transcript / by Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 214961654 ...