Reminiscences of Thomas Dewey : oral history, 1966.

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Reminiscences of Thomas Dewey : oral history, 1966.

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Childhood: born in Owosso, Michigan; reminiscences of relatives who worked in politics and relatives who worked in journalism; high school job at the Owosso Times; education: University of Michigan ('23); law school at Columbia University; U.S. District Attorney's Office, Chief Assistant, Division of Crime; reminiscences of work on various election campaigns, including own elections; popularity with own political party; disappointing outcome of presidential campaigns; overall discussion of the organization for the rest of the interview.

transcript: 52 leaves.

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

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

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