Reminiscences of James D. LeCron : oral history, 1953.

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Reminiscences of James D. LeCron : oral history, 1953.

Childhood and education; Des Moines REGISTER & TRIBUNE, 1913-33; United States Department of Agriculture, 1934-40; the "purge"; election of 1940; Agricultural Marketing Service, 1940-42; Institute of Inter-American Affairs, 1942-43, Henry A. Wallace, 1913-48.

Transcript: 181 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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