Reminiscences of John Roy Steelman : oral history, 1957.

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Reminiscences of John Roy Steelman : oral history, 1957.

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Boyhood and education; work as federal conciliator with emphasis on years as Director of United States Conciliation Service; relationship of Conciliation Service to the Department of Labor; impressions of Frances Perkins, Isador Lubin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Thomas G. Corcoran, and others; labor adviser and special assistant to President Truman; Cabinet and White House staff meetings; relations with leading members of both Houses of Congress; personalities and influences which helped to shape the major decisions of the Truman administration.

Transcript: 378 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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