W.J. Usery, Jr. oral history collection [sound recording] 1987, Aug. 27 [Tape 20].

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W.J. Usery, Jr. oral history collection [sound recording] 1987, Aug. 27 [Tape 20].

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Usery's initial service as union representative to Nixon is discussed. Also noted are the processes of negotiations and their protocol in unions. Usery's involvement with the IAM is further explored, and a trip to Atlantic City, N.J., is described along with an account of a trip to Detroit, Mich. on Air Force One, for Walter Reuther's [former head of the United Auto Workers and then-ambassor to Japan] funeral. Usery's work with the United Auto Workers [UAW] is recounted.

1 sound cassette.Transcript (8 p.)

Georgia State University

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