Oral history interview with Frederick Wayne Ford, 1978.

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Oral history interview with Frederick Wayne Ford, 1978.

Early jobs in Washington; Farm Security Administration; counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-53; Richards case, Paramount case; Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, 1953-57; commission member, Federa; Communications Commission, 1957-65: pay television, de-intermixture; reminiscences of various Federal Communications Commission members.

Transcript: 73 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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