Oral history interview with Thomas M. Rees, 1987. Transcript. [electronic resource] / by Carlos Vasquez, University of California, Los Angeles for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives.

Lowenstein, Allard K. (Allard Kenneth), 1929-1980

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Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (January 16, 1929 – March 14, 1980) was an American academic, author, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district from 1969 to 1971. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from the Horace Mann School in New York City before earning a B.A. from the University of North Carolina and an LL.B. from Yale Law School. In 1949 Lowenstein worked as a special assistant on the staff of...

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

Hawkins, Augustus F., 1907-2007

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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment. Hawkins emphasize...

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971

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Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. Raised in Owosso, Michigan, Dewey was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for president, but lost the election to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Ha...

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was born on January 6, 1882, in a rural area of Roane County, Tennessee. At age five, Rayburn, along with his parents and nine siblings, moved to a forty-acre cotton farm in Flag Springs, Texas. One more child was born after the move to Texas, and every member of the family had to do their share to make the farm profitable. Rayburn's interest in government coincided with the family's move, and it has been suggested that his curiosity intensified due to the "great golden...

Horowin, Leonard.

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Lyon, Charles W.

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Ziffren, Paul.

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McMillan, Lester A.

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Vasquez, Carlos, ....-....

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Brown, Edmund G., Sr.

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Los Angeles City College

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Weinberger, Casper W.

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Peterson, Lynn L.

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Casady, Simon.

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Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991

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James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. He served as an official Secretary to the President and in the United States House of Representatives representing California....

Rees, Thomas M., 1925-

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In 1954, Thomas M. Rees was elected to represent the Fifty-ninth Assembly District of the California State Assembly. He served in the assembly until 1962, when he was elected as Los Angeles County's sole California state senator until the senate was reapportioned in 1965. In 1966 Rees was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served until 1976. In the state assembley and senate Rees specialized in legislation dealing with metropolitan planning, social insurance, state f...

Roybal, Edward Ross, 1916-2005

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Edward Ross Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 30th and 25th congressional districts for thirty years. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, his family moved to the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights when he was a child. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, he joined the Civ...

Call, Asa V.

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Ahmanson, Howard F.

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Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998

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Ríos, Tony.

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Kenny, Robert W., Jr.

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California. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means.

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Champion, Hale

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A former journalist, Chamption became a powerful figure in the two-term administration of California Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, serving the governor first in 1958 as press secretary, then executive secretary, and finally as state finance director. From the description of Hale Champion papers, 1958-1968 (bulk 1960-1966) (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214966064 ...

Crown, Robert W.

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Biography Robert W. Crown, Democrat, was first elected in 1956 to represent the 14th Assembly District which includes the cities of Alameda and San Leandro and portions of the City of Oakland. Major areas of legislative interest have included: economy in state operations; expanded educational opportunity programs; scholarship programs; fostering economic growth; providing health and welfare needs for the elderly and underpriviledged; consumer...

California. Legislature. Assembly. Speaker.

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Occidental College. (Calif.)

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Warren, Earl, 1891-1974

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Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. From the description of Earl Warren papers, 1864-1974 (bulk 1953-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982564 Biographical Note 1891, May 19 Born, Los Angeles, Calif. 1912 B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. ...

Salinger, Pierre.

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Los Angeles High School.

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Desmond, Earl D.

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California. Legislature. Assembly. Education Committee

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Bowron, Fletcher, 1887-1968

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Bowron was born Aug. 13, 1887 in Poway, CA; attended UC Berkeley (1907-9), USC Law School (1909-11); admitted to CA State Bar, 1917; executive secretary to governor of CA (1925-26); judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles (1926-38, 1956-62); elected mayor of Los Angeles in recall election, Sept. 16, 1938; re-elected to three additional terms and served as mayor for a total fifteen years (1938-53); died Sept. 11, 1968. From the description of Collection of material about the Los Angeles Me...

California Democratic Council

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The California Democratic Council (CDC), a federation of local volunteer clubs, was established in 1953; under the direction of founding president Alan Cranston, the CDC was able to balance its electoral and legislative goals; CDC endorsements and campaign support led to the first full statewide slate of Democrats in 40 years (1954) and also figured prominently in the election of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown as CA governor in 1958; as the CDC's focus became increasingly ideological, tensions led to a s...

University of California, Berkeley. School of Law

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Southern California Rapid Transit District

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Tenney, Jack B.

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Knight, Goodwin, 1896-1970

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Government official, governor; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of Goodwin J. Knight and Virginia Knight : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574582 Paul Mason was a leading expert on parliamentary procedure and the author of Mason's Manual. He was Governor Goodwin Knight's legislative secretary and served as Director of Motor Vehicles in his administration. He was, more importantly, Knight...

McCormack, John, 1939-

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Brown, Edmund G., Jr.

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United States. Congress. Committee on Banking and Currency.

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Poulson, Norris, 1895-1982

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Charles Norris Poulson was born on July 23, 1895; attended Oregon Agricultural College, 1914-15; farmed 1916-23; moved to Los Angeles in 1923; attended Southwestern Univ., 1923-25; began his own accounting business about 1925, passing the CA CPA examination in 1933; was elected and served in the CA State Assembly (1938-42); first elected to the House of Representatives in 1942; served as mayor of LA (1953-61); served as a member of the CA Water Commission (1965-68); he died on Sept. 25, 1982. ...

California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Finance and Insurance

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Kennedy, Robert, Francis, 1954-

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Arnold, George W.

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Lincoln, Luther H., 1914-

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California. Legislature. Senate

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Koppels, Vivian.

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Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932-2009

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Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. He was elected democratic senator from Massachusetts in 1962, served until his death in August 2009. He was the Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County from 1961 to 1962, and sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1980....

Muskie, Edmund S.

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McCarthy, Eugene Teresa

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Superior Oil Company

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Compania del Pacifica.

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Moretti, Roberto, 1910-

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California. Division of Fair Employment Practices

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Morton, Harold Christopherson

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Shell, Joseph C.

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Rattigan, Joseph.

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Dutton, Frederick G., 1923-

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Butler, Monroe.

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California. Legislature

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Democratic Party (Calif.)

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California. Legislature. Assembly

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Republican Party (Calif.)

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Biography Cox was born Jan. 5, 1926 in Fresno, CA; BA, political science, Stanford, 1949; associate for Bill P. Wreden, antiquarian book dealer, San Francisco; MLS, UC Berkeley, 1954; began working at the UCLA library in 1954, serving in gifts and exchange, as head of the Geology Library, and head of circulation (1960-77); compiled and donated Albright library bibliography; Acting Assoc. University Librarian for Public Services, UCLA, 1977-79...

Samish, Arthur H., 1897-

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Miller, Allen R.

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California Arts Commission

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Agency History The California Arts Commission was created (Stats. 1963, ch. 1742) to join with private patrons and with institutions and professional organizations concerned with the arts, and to encourage and assist the freedom of artistic expression of the arts. The original Commission was not empowered to administer funds or to promote cultural and artistic programs until 1973 (ch. 1143). The revised responsibilities of the Commission prov...

Richards, Richard John, 1938-....

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Republican National Committee Chairman, 1981-1983. From the description of Personal Papers. (Weber State University). WorldCat record id: 122495707 ...

California. Governor

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Unruh, Jesse, 1922-1987

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Rees, Thomas M., 1925-

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In 1954, Thomas M. Rees was elected to represent the Fifty-ninth Assembly District of the California State Assembly. He served in the assembly until 1962, when he was elected as Los Angeles County's sole California state senator until the senate was reapportioned in 1965. In 1966 Rees was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served until 1976. In the state assembley and senate Rees specialized in legislation dealing with metropolitan planning, social insurance, state f...

California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Elections and Reapportionment

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Chotiner, Murray.

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Younger, Mildred.

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Kennedy, John, active 1879

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President of the United States. From the description of Background for proposal at the United Nations for increased cooperation with the Russians in space : letter to Albert Thomas, House of Representatives, 1963 Sep 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100551 ...

Prosser, William L.

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O'Brien, Lawrence J.

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