Reminiscences of Alvin P. Meyers : oral history, 1978.

Biographical Note

Politician.

Scope and Contents

Congressional campaign, 1944: campaign strategy, campaign managers, appeals to specific districts and groups, newspaper support, financing; Congressional campaigns, 1946 and 1948: standings of opposing candidates, Helen Gahagan Douglas ̀sense of districts̀ needs, financing; Senate campaign, 1950: political atmosphere, support from national party, local politicians, Manchester Boddys̀ campaign, general campaign strategy, Nixons̀ campaign strategy, financing, campaign in retrospective.

Subjects

• California--Politics and government--1850-1950.
• Democratic Party (U.S.)
• Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980.
• Elections--United States.
• Interviews.
• Meyers, Alvin P.
• Oral histories.
• Politicians--Interviews.
• Scobie, Ingrid Winther, 1943- interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
• United States. Congress. House.

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