Reminiscences of Chester E. Holifield : oral history, 1978.

Biographical Note

Politician.

Scope and Contents

Atomic Energy Act, 1946: drafting, involvement of scientific community, influence of Helen Gahagan Douglas; Douglas ̀position on Foreign Affairs Committee, friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, speech on Fair Labor Standards Act, 1946; comparison of Jerry Voorhis ̀campaign, 1936, with Douglas ̀1950 campaign against Richard Nixon; Douglas ̀political convictions.

Subjects

• Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980.
• Elections--United States.
• Holifield, Chet, 1903-1995.
• Interviews.
• Nuclear energy--Law and legislation.
• Oral histories.
• Politicians--Interviews.
• Scobie, Ingrid Winther, 1943- interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
• United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
• United States. Congress. House.

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