Reminiscences of Stephen A. Mitchell : oral history, 1967.

Biographical Note

Lawyer.

Scope and Contents

Family background; education; law practice in Chicago; activities in Democratic Party; World War II; Stevenson campaign, 1948; Stevenson's attitude towards politics; Ellen Borden Stevenson; pressures of public office; Chairman Democratic National Committee, 1952-55; 1952 campaign: Harry Truman, party unity; 1956 campaign: civil rights plank, the Kennedys; impressions of various political figures.

Subjects

• Democratic Party (U.S.)
• Edwin, Ed, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Lawyers--Interviews.
• Mitchell, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1903-1974--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Politicians--Interviews.
• Presidents--United States--Election--1952.
• Presidents--United States--Election--1956.
• Presidents--United States--Election--1960.
• Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965.
• United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.