Reminiscences of William Fife Knowland : oral history, 1970.

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Reminiscences of William Fife Knowland : oral history, 1970.

1952 convention; California delegation; Nixon fund; President Eisenhower's relations with Congress; domestic legislation; foreign policy; Richard M. Nixon and the 1956 convention; 1960 campaign; Senator Knowland's career; 1958 gubernatorial campaign; California politics; "right to work" issue; relations with President Eisenhower: appointments, role of Senate Majority Leader, president as party leader; Senator Joseph McCarthy; Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.

Transcript: 170 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

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