Topic 12 : Interviews re Congress and the NLRB, 1968-1975.

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Topic 12 : Interviews re Congress and the NLRB, 1968-1975.

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The relationship between various congressional figures and NLRB members and staff is the subject of discussion in the interviews. The impact of the establishment of the Board in 1935 on various congressional and gubernatorial races that year is reviewed as is the Board's effect on subsequent elections. Congressional influence on various NLRB decisions is examined as is the effect of appropriation hearings. Of special interest are allegations regarding Robert Taft's influence on President Truman's appointment of Robert Denham as the NLRB's general counsel.

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