Reminiscences of Fred Millhiser : oral history, 1989.

Biographical Note

Congressional aide

Scope and Contents

Recollections of Allard Lowenstein: meeting at North Carolina State University, early 1960s; assessment of Lowenstein as a political science instructor; early mobilization of the civil rights movement; Lowenstein's trip to Dominican Republic; beginning of anti-war movement; Dump Johnson campaign; participation in Lowenstein's successful 1968 congressional bid; 1968 presidential campaign; Lowenstein's career track during 1970s; funeral service in New York City; discussion of David Harris' "Dreams Die Hard"

Subjects

• Chafe, William H., 1942- interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Civil rights--United States.
• Government executives--United States--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Lowenstein, Allard K.
• Millhiser, Fred--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Presidents--United States--Election--1968.
• United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
• United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1989