See also Oscar Chapman Papers Oral History Interviews with Oscar L. Chapman Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; Under Secretary of the Interior, 1946-49; Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53. Interview Transcripts 1972 April 14 | April 21 | April 28 | May 5 | May 19 | August 2 | August 18 August 25 | September 1 | September 11 | September 22 | October 4 | November 3 1973 January 12 | February 2 | February 9 Jerry N. Hess [Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] NOTICE These are transcripts of tape-recorded interviews conducted for the Harry S. Truman Library. A draft of each transcript was edited by the interviewee but only minor emendations were made; therefore, the reader should remember that these are essentially transcripts of the spoken, rather than the written word. As an electronic publication of the Truman Library, users should note that features of the original, hardcopy versions of the oral history interviews, such as pagination and indexing, could not be replicated for the online version of the Chapman transcripts. RESTRICTIONS These oral history transcripts may be read, quoted from, cited, and reproduced for purposes of research. They may not be published in full except by permission of the Harry S. Truman Library. List of Subjects Discussed A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aberle, Sophie D. November 3, 1972 Acheson, Dean October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973 Adams, Sherman February 9, 1973 Agriculture, Department of April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Agriculture as an issue in the 1948 Presidential election April 28, 1972 Agriculture policy February 2, 1973 Akers, Milburn P. April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972 Alaska September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972 Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California April 14, 1972 American Labor Party September 1, 1972 American Legion September 1, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Americans for Democratic Action April 14, 1972 Anacostia Bridge, Washington, D.C. August 2, 1972 Anderson, Clinton P. September 1, 1972; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Anderson, Marian August 2, 1972 Anderson, Patrick April 21, 1972 Arab states and Israel January 12, 1973 Arizona Central Valley Project February 9, 1973 Aspinall, Wayne November 3, 1972 Barkley, Alben W. April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; February 9, 1973 Bartlesville, Oklahoma November 3, 1972 Bartley, Ernest R. September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Baruch, Bernard April 21, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972 Batt, William L. May 5, 1972 Beck, Dave August 18, 1972 Berkeley, California April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 Bethune, Mary McCloud August 2, 1972 Beveridge, Albert J. August 2, 1972 Biffle, Leslie May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972 Birkhead, Kenneth May 5, 1972 Black Hills, South Dakota November 3, 1972 Blackmore, Dwight August 25, 1972 Blythe, Joseph August 18, 1972 Bone, Homer T. February 2, 1973 Bonneville Dam April 28, 1972 Bowles, Chester October 4, 1972 Boyle, William M. Jr. April 21, 1972 Brannan, Charles F. April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; May 19, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Brophy, William A. November 3, 1972 Brotherhood Day August 18, 1972 Bureau of Indian Affairs April 14, 1972; September 1, 1972; November 3, 1972 Bureau of Land Management September 22, 1972 Bureau of Reclamation September 1, 1972 Butte, Montana September 22, 1972 Byrd, Harry F. Sr. October 4, 1972; February 9, 1973 Byrnes, James F. April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Cabinet (Truman) October 4, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Cain, Harry P. September 1, 1972 California 1948 Presidential election in April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972 California, tidelands oil claims September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Carey, Idaho April 28, 1972 Carlisle School for Indians November 3, 1972 Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. April 14, 1972 Carpenter, Ferrington R. September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972; February 2, 1973 Chambers of Commerce and the 1948 Presidential election September 1, 1972 Chapman Poll on 1948 Presidential election September 1, 1972 Cherokee Indians November 3, 1972 Cheyenne Indians November 3, 1972 Cheyenne, Wyoming April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972 Chicago, Illinois August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972 Chicago Sun September 1, 1972 Chicago Sun-Times April 21, 1972 Chicago Tribune September 1, 1972; February 9, 1973 Childs, Marquis February 9, 1973 Choctaw Indians November 3, 1972 Civil rights May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; October 4, 1972; January 12, 1973 Clark, Tom August 18, 1972 Clawson, Marion September 22, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio August 25, 1972 Clifford, Clark M. April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; August 25, 1972; September 22, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Collier, John November 3, 1972 Colorado Bar Association August 18, 1972 Colorado, oil production in September 22, 1972 Colorado, Presidential election of 1948 April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972 Colorado Supreme Court August 18, 1972 Columbia Valley Authority September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973 Commodity Credit Corporation April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 Congressional election of 1946 October 4, 1972 Congress, special session of, 1948 May 5, 1972 Connally, Tom February 2, 1973 Connelly, Matthew J. April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; November 3, 1972 Conservation September 1, 1972 Conservative political philosophy, definition of October 4, 1972 Constitution Hall August 2, 1972 Cooke, Morris L. November 3, 1972 Corcoran, Thomas G. April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; January 12, 1973 Cord, E.H. September 11, 1972 Corps of Engineers May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972 Costigan, Edward P. September 22, 1972 Crazy Horse Memorial November 3, 1972 Daley, Richard J. August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; February 9, 1973 Daniels, Jonathan August 18, 1972 Daughters of the American Revolution August 2, 1972 Daugherty, Harry August 18, 1972 Davidson, C. Girard August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972 Dawson, Donald S. May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972 Dawson, William August 2, 1972 Defense, Department of January 12, 1973 DeGoyler, M. January 12, 1973 Democratic National Committee April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973 Democratic National Convention (1940) February 9, 1973 Democratic National Convention (1944) April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; October 4, 1972; February 9, 1973 Democratic National Convention (1948) April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 Democratic National Convention (1952) April 21, 1972; February 9, 1973 Democratic National Convention (1956) February 9, 1973 Democratic Women's Club January 12, 1973 Denver, Colorado April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 25, 1972 Denver Post August 2, 1972 Desegregation August 2, 1972 Dewey, Thomas E. April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972; September 1, 1972 Dexter, Iowa April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972 Dinosaur National Park September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 District of Columbia, desegregation of swimming pools in August 2, 1972 Douglas, Paul H. August 18, 1972 Douglas, William O. April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972 Dreyer, Philip May 5, 1972 Drury, Newton B. September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Early, Stephen T. August 18, 1972 Ecuador, off-shore territorial limits of September 11, 1972 Edwards, India February 2, 1973 Eisenhower, Dwight D. April 28, 1972; February 9, 1973 Elections, Presidential See: Presidential Elections Elk Hills Oil Reserves September 11, 1972 Eskimos September 1, 1972 Eugene, Oregon April 28, 1972 Ewing, Oscar R. April 28, 1972; May 19, 1972; August 18, 1972; November 3, 1972 Fair Deal October 4, 1972 Fair Employment Practices Act October 4, 1972 Fairfax County, Virginia February 9, 1973 Fall, Albert August 18, 1972 Farley, James A. April 21, 1972; May 19, 1972; August 18, 1972 Farm Bureau Federation, American February 2, 1973 Federal Reserve System October 4, 1972 Federal Security Agency November 3, 1972 Federal Works Program April 21, 1972 Finance Committee-Democratic National Committee January 12, 1973 Finely, Forrest September 1, 1972 Fish and Wildlife Service April 14, 1972 Fitzpatrick, Paul E. April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972 Florida, tidelands oil claims September 11, 1972 Flynn, Edward J. April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972 Forest Service, U.S. September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Forrestal, James V. August 18, 1972; January 12, 1973 Forsling, C.L. September 22, 1972 Fortas, Abe September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Foss, Phillip 0. September 22, 1972 Frey, John W. February 2, 1973 Fuller, Helen May 5, 1972 Galbraith, J. Kenneth September 11, 1972 Garner, John N. April 21, 1972; August 2, 1972 Germany October 4, 1972 Gillette, Guy M. September 1, 1972 Glass, Carter October 4, 1972 Grand Coulee Dam April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; May 19, 1972 Grand Junction Sentinel August 2, 1972 Gray, Georgia Neese Clark February 2, 1973 Grazing Service, U.S. September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972; February 2, 1973 Great Britain, influence in the Middle East April 21, 1972; January 12, 1973 Green, Dwight H. August 2, 1972 Greater Los Angeles Press Club August 25, 1972 Gruening, Ernest September 1, 1972; November 3, 1972 Gulf of Mexico oil leases September 11, 1972 Hainos Point August 2, 1972 Halifax County, Virginia August 2, 1972; October 4, 1972; February 9, 1973 Hamby, Alonzo October 4, 1972 Hannegan, Robert E. April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; February 9, 1973 Harriman, W. Averell April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; January 12, 1973 Haskell Indian Institute November 3, 1972 Hastie, William H. February 2, 1973 Hatch, Carl A August 18, 1972 Henderson, Leon April 28, 1972 Hitler, Adolph October 4, 1972 Hoeber, Johannes May 5, 1972 Hoffa, James R. August 18, 1972 Hoffman, Paul G. February 2, 1973 Holmes, Basil M. September 1, 1972 Hoover, Herbert C. April 28, 1972 Hoover, J. Edgar September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Hopi Indians November 3, 1972 Hopkins, Harry April 21, 1972; February 9, 1973 Housing, minority May 19, 1972 Howard University August 2, 1972; September 22, 1972 Hoyt, Palmer August 2, 1972 Hughes, Sarah February 2, 1973 Humphrey-Biemiller Resolution 6 August 2, 1972 Iceland, offshore territorial limits of September 11, 1972 Ickes, Harold L. April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 9, 1973 Illinois, election in 1948 September 1, 1972 Indian Affairs, Bureau of April 14, 1972; September 1, 1972; November 3, 1972 Interior Department: Assistant Secretaries, rotation of November 3, 1972 Bureau of Indian Affairs November 3, 1972 Bureau of Land Management September 22, 1972 cafeteria, desegregation of August 2, 1972 Chapman, Oscar R., appointed Secretary of August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972 conservation policy September 1, 1972 divisions of April 14, 1972; September 11, 1972 employees, FBI investigation of September 1, 1972 Grazing Service September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972; February 2, 1973 Ickes, Harold L., resignation as Secretary of April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Krug, Julius, evaluation as Secretary of September 1, 1972 Malone, George, threatens action against February 2, 1973 Office of Education in August 2, 1972 public power policy September 1, 1972 special interest groups, pressure from September 1, 1972 swimming pools in District of Columbia, desegregation of August 2, 1972 Tidelands oil policy September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 International offshore territorial limits September 11, 1972 Iowa, Presidential election of 1948 April 28, 1972; September 1, 1972 Israel April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973 Jacobson, Edward April 21, 1972 Japanese-American War Relocation Camps November 3, 1972 Johnson, Frederick September 22, 1972 Johnson, Jed November 3, 1972 Johnson, Louis A. August 18, 1972; October 4, 1972; January 12, 1973 Johnson, Lyndon B. May 5, 1972; February 2, 1973 Johnson, Vilas August 2, 1972 Journal of American History October 4, 1972 Kansas April 21, 1972 Keeler, William W. November 3, 1972 Kefauver, Estes February 9, 1973 Kennedy, John F. February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Kennelly, Martin H. August 2, 1972 Kerr Gas Bill February 9, 1973 Kerr, Robert February 9, 1973 King's River Dam, California February 9, 1973 Kirwan, Michael August 18, 1972 Kissinger, Henry 1 October 4, 1972 Krug, Julius April 21, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972 Land Management, Bureau of September 22, 1972 Lausche, Frank J. August 25, 1972 LeHand, Marguerite August 2, 1972 Leviero, Anthony May 19, 1972; August 18, 1972 Lewis, John L. February 2, 1973 Liberal political philosophy, definition of October 4, 1972 Liberal Party (New York) May 5, 1972 Life magazine April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972 Lilienthal, David September 1, 1972 Lincoln, Abraham August 2, 1972 Lincoln Memorial August 2, 1972 Lindsey, Benjamin April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972 The Loneliest Campaign April 28, 1972 Los Angeles, California April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 25, 1972 Los Angeles Press Club April 28, 1972 Lovett, Robert A. February 2, 1973 MacArthur, Douglas February 9, 1973 McCarran, Pat September 22, 1972; November 3, 1972 McCarthy, Joseph R. February 9, 1973 McGhee, George C. January 12, 1973 McGrath, J. Howard April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972 McKay, Douglas August 2, 1972; February 9, 1973 McKim, Edward P. April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972 McKinney, Frank April 21, 1972 McNutt, Paul V. November 3, 1972; January 12, 973 Madison Square Garden May 5, 1972; September 1, 1972 Magill, Mary T. August 2, 1972 Maine May 19, 1972 Malone, George February 2, 1973 Mansfield, Mike August 18, 1972 Marshall, George C. October 4, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Marshall Plan October 4, 1972; February 9, 1973 Marshall, Thurgood February 2, 1973 Maw, Herbert B. August 25, 1972 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. April 21, 1972; January 12, 1973 Mexico February 9, 1973 Middle East, influence of Great Britain in the April 21, 1972; January 12, 1973 Mike Douglas TV Show April 21, 1972 Milford, Pennsylvania September 1, 1972 Miller, Nathan L. September 1, 1972 Minority rights May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; September 22, 1972 Mitchell, Stephen A. April 21, 1972 Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973 Mormon Tabernacle August 25, 1972 Morton, Rogers February 2, 1973 Munoz-Marin, Luis February 2, 1973 Murphy, Charles S. January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Murray, Philip August 18, 1972 Muscle Shoals April 28, 1972; October 4, 1972 Myer, Dillon S. November 3, 1972 Nathan, Robert January 12, 1973 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People August 2, 1972 National Conference of Christians and Jews August 18, 1972 National Farmers Union February 2, 1973 National Guard August 2, 1972 National Park Service April 14, 1972; August 2, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972; October 4, 1972 National Plowing Match April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972 National Roosevelt Clubs October 4, 1972 Navajo Indians November 3, 1972 Nazism October 4, 1972 Negroes, appointment to Federal office February 2, 1973 New Deal October 4, 1972 New Hampshire Presidential primary of 1952 February 9, 1973 New York, Presidential election of 1948 May 5, 1972; September 1, 1972 New York Times April 21, 1972; May 19, 1972; August 18, 1972 Nichols, John L. October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972 Niles, David K. April 21, 1972 Nixon, Richard M. October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Norris, George April 14, 1972; April 28, 1972;\ October 4, 1972 Nourse, Edwin G. October 4, 1972 O'Boyle, Archbishop Patrick A. August 2, 1972 Office of Education (Interior Department) September 22, 1972 Ohio, Presidential election of 1948 August 25, 1972 Oil and the Middle East January 12, 1973 Oil policy, U.S. February 2, 1973 Omaha, Nebraska April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972 O'Mahoney, Joseph C. April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; September 1, 1972 Oregon May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972 Organization of American States September 11, 1972 Osage Indians November 3, 1972 Patton, James G. February 2, 1973 Pauley, Edwin W. April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Pawhuska, Oklahoma November 3, 1972 Pawley, William D. August 18, 1972 Pepper, Claude H. October 4, 1972 Perkins, Frances February 2, 1973 Pershing, Warren August 18, 1972 Peru, offshore territorial limits September 11, 1972 Philippines April 14, 1972 Pinchot, Amos September 1, 1972 Pinchot, Gifford September 1, 1972 Point IV February 9, 1973 The Politburo April 28, 1972 Politics and Grass September 22, 1972 Porter, Paul A. August 18, 1972 Portland, Oregon, flood of 1948 August 2, 1972; August 25, 1972 Presidential election - 1940 April 21, 1972 Presidential election - 1944 September 11, 1972; February 9, 1973 Presidential election - 1948: California vote April 21, 1972; August 25, 1972 Chicago, speech of President Truman on October 25 August 18, 1972 Colorado vote April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972 Democratic state campaigns, funding of September 1, 1972 Dexter, Iowa, National Plowing Match at August 25, 1972 Eisenhower, Dwight D., possible candidate for President April 28, 1972 farm vote April 28, 1972 Finance Committee (DN) activities of August 18, 1972 Fund raising August 18, 1972 Illinois vote September 1, 1972 Iowa vote April 28, 1972; September 1, 1972 Johnson, Louis as Democratic Party Finance Chairman August 18, 1972 Krug, Julius, failure to support President Truman September 1, 1972 labor vote August 18, 1972 minority (black) vote August 18, 1972 National Plowing Match, Dexter, Iowa April 28, 1972 New York State politics May 5, 1972; September 1, 1972 Ohio trips of President Truman August 25, 1972 travel schedules, preparation of May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; August 25, 1972 Truman, Harry S., campaign itinerary August 18, 1972 Wallace, Henry A., influence on May 5, 1972 Western trip of President Truman April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 25, 1972 Whistlestop campaign April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972 Presidential election of 1952: candidates for the Democratic nomination February 9, 1973 Democratic National Convention February 9, 1973 Stevenson, Adlai E., as Democratic candidate February 9, 1973 Truman, Harry S., decision not to run February 9, 1973 Presidential transition, 1952-53 February 9, 1973 The President's Men April 21, 1972 Pribilof Islands September 22, 1972 Progressive Party (1948) May 5, 1972 Public power April 14, 1972; April 28, 1972; September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973 Public Works Administration October 4, 1972 Pueblo Indians November 3, 1972 Puerto Rico November 3, 1972; February 2, 1973 Rayburn, Sam May 5, 1972; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Reclamation, Bureau of September 1, 1972 Reclamation Commission September 22, 1972 Reclamation development program May 19, 1972 Reclamation Service May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972 Red Cross May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 25, 1972 Republican National Convention - 1912 May 5, 1972 Republican National Convention - 1948 April 28, 1972 Reuther, Walter August 18, 1972 Roche, Josephine February 2, 1973 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. October 4, 1972 Rocky Mountain News August 2, 1972 Rogers, William October 4, 1972 Roosevelt, Eleanor September 22, 1972 Roosevelt Forums October 4, 1972 Roosevelt, Franklin D. April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 18, 1972; September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 9, 1973 Roosevelt High School, Washington, D.C. August 2, 1972 Roosevelt, James April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972 Roosevelt, Theodore May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972 Rose Festival (Portland, Oregon) August 2, 1972; August 25, 1972 Rosenberg, Anna February 2, 1973 Rosenman, Samuel I. August 18, 1972 Rose Petal Day (Portland, Oregon) May 19, 1972 Ross, Charles G. April 28, 1972; August 18, 1972; August 25, 1972; February 9, 1973 Ross, Irwin April 28, 1972 Rowley, James February 2, 1973 Royall, Kenneth C. October 4, 1972 Russell, Richard February 9, 1973 Rutledge, Richard H. September 22, 1972 Salem, Oregon August 2, 1972 Salt Lake, Utah August 25, 1972; September 22, 1972 San Francisco, California August 25, 1972 Sawyer, Charles August 18, 1972; January 12, 1973 Saylor, John P. November 3, 1972 Schwellenbach, Lewis February 2, 1973 Sea resources, international territorial claims for September 11, 1972 Secret Service, U.S. May 5, 1972; August 2, 1972 Segregation October 4, 1972 Smith, George A. August 25, 1972 Smith, Margaret Chase February 9, 1973 Snake River Development Corporation October 4, 1972 Snake River Valley October 4, 1972 Snyder, John W. April 21, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Social Security October 4, 1972; November 3, 1972 Soviet Union May 5, 1972 Sparkman, John J. February 9, 1973 Sproul, Robert G. April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 Stalin, Joseph V. April 28, 1972 State Department: Israel statehood, opposed to recognition of April 21, 1972 Secretaries October 4, 1972 States Rights Party (1948) August 18, 1972 Stettinius, Edward R. October 4, 1972 Stevenson, Adlai, E. April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972; February 9, 1973 Stimson, Henry L. October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973 Straus, Michael W. September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Sullivan, Gael August 18, 1972 Sullivan, John August 18, 1972; January 12, 1973 Sun Valley, Idaho April 28, 1972 Swedish Pioneer Centennial (1948) August 2, 1972 Symington, Stuart February 2, 1973 Taft-Hartley Act, veto of August 18, 1972 Taft, Robert A. August 18, 1972 Taft, William Howard May 5, 1972 Taylor, Edward T. September 22, 1972 Taylor Grazing Act September 22, 1972 Teachers Association (Iowa) September 1, 1972 Teapot Dome August 18, 1972 Tennessee Valley Authority April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972; October 4, 1972 Teton National Park October 4, 1972 Texas, tidelands oil claims September 11, 1972 The Tidelands Oil Controversy September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Third term for President, tradition against October 4, 1972 35th Division Association April 28, 1972; August 2, 1972 Thurmond, J. Strom May 5, 1972; August 18, 1972; August 25, 1972 Tidelands oil September 11, 1972; September 22, 1972 Tompkins, William J. August 2, 1972 Townsend, John G. October 4, 1972 "Trail of Broken Treaties," November 3, 1972 Truman, Bess Wallace April 28, 1972; January 12, 1973 Truman Committee April 14, 1972 Truman Doctrine February 9, 1973 Truman, Harry S.: accomplishments as President February 9, 1973 assassination attempt against February 2, 1973 bipartisanship in Cabinet appointments February 2, 1973 Byrnes, James F., appointed Secretary of State by October 4, 1972 Byrnes, James F., relationship with April 14, 1972 Cabinet members, and October 4, 1972; February 2, 1973 Chapman, Oscar, appointed Secretary of Interior by April 21, 1972; August 18, 1972 Chapman, Oscar, first acquaintance with April 14, 1972 Chapman, Oscar, relationship with February 9, 1973 Chapman, Oscar, and Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972 character assessment of January 12, 1973 Cheyenne, Wymoming, visits on 1948 Western trip August 2, 1972 Chicago, Illinois, visits to,during 1948 Presidential campaign August 2, 1972 civil rights, and August 2, 1972; October 4, 1972; January 12, 1973 Columbia Valley Authority, support for September 1, 1972 conservation of natural resources, advocate of September 1, 1972 Democratic National Convention of 1948, at the April 21, 1972 Douglas, William O., offer of Vice-Presidential nomination to April 21, 1972 Fair Deal, and the October 4, 1972 Foreign policy, evaluation of February 9, 1973 history, place in January 12, 1973 Human welfare, concern for May 19, 1972 Ickes, Harold L., and April 21, 1972; September 1, 1972; September 22, 1972 Indian affairs, interest in November 3, 1972 Israel statehood, recognition of April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; January 12, 1973 Kerr Gas Bill, veto of February 9, 1973 Krug, Julius, relationship with September 1, 1972 Labor Day address in Detroit (1948) August 18, 1972 McGrath, J. Howard, relationship with,during 1948 Presidential campaign August 18, 1972 Mormom Tabernacle speech (1948) August 25, 1972 National Plowing Match, Dexter, Iowa, speech August 25, 1972 Negroes, appointment of, to Federal office February 2, 1973 oil policy February 2, 1973 Omaha, Nebraska, visits on 1948 Western trip August 2, 1972 Oregon flood of 1948, and the August 2, 1972 Political philosophy of April 14, 1972 Portland, Oregon, visits during flood disaster (1948) August 25, 1972 Presidential election of 1948, campaign itinerary August 18, 1972 Presidential nomination, decision not to seek in 1952 February 9, 1973 public programs of October 4, 1972 Roosevelt, Franklin D., relationship with during the Democratic National Convention of 1944 February 9, 1973 Roosevelt, Franklin D., continuation of policies October 4, 1972 special session of Congress in 1948, calls May 5, 1972 Stevenson, Adlai E., relationship with February 9, 1973 Truman Committee hearings, and the April 14, 1972 Vice President, as October 4, 1972 Vice-Presidential nomination in 1944, and the April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; October 4, 1972 Western trip, June, 1948 April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972; May 19, 1972; August 2, 1972; August 25, 1972 Whistlestop campaign of 1948 April 28, 1972 women, appointment of to Federal office February 2, 1973 Truman, Margaret April 28, 1972; August 25, 1972 Truman Memoirs April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; October 4, 1972 Tuck, William August 2, 1972; February 9, 1973 Tugwell, Rexford February 9, 1973 Tule Lake Reservation, Oregon February 9, 1973 "Turnip Day" May 5, 1972 21 Point Message February 2, 1973 22nd Constitutional Amendment October 4, 1972; February 9, 1973 United Auto Workers August 18, 1972 United Nations April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972 University of California, Berkeley April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 University of Colorado August 18, 1972 U.S.S. United States January 12, 1973 Vaughan, Harry H. April 28, 1972 Vermont May 19, 1972 Vice-Presidential nomination-Democratic (1944) February 9, 1973 Viet Nam War February 9, 1973 Vinson, Fred M. January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Virginia, history of August 2, 1972 Virginia, native types of January 12, 1973 Virginia, politics in August 2, 1972; October 4, 1972 Virginia, racial discrimination in August 2, 1972 Virgin Island September 22, 1972 Wallace, Henry A. April 14, 1972; April 21, 1972; May 5, 1972; August 25, 1972; January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973; February 9, 1973 Wallgren, Mon C. September 1, 1972 Walton, William May 5, 1972 Wardman Park Hotel April 28, 1972; May 5, 1972 War Production Board April 21, 1972 Washington Monument September 11, 1972; October 4, 1972 Weizman, Chaim April 21, 1972 Western Union August 2, 1972 White, Byron August 18, 1972 White, Mastin September 11, 1972 White, Walter August 2, 1972 Whitney, Cornelius V. August 18, 1972 Willkie, Wendell April 21, 1972 Wilma Coates Airport April 28, 1972 Wirth, Conrad L. September 1, 1972 Women, appointment of, to Federal office February 2, 1973 Woodring, Harry January 12, 1973 Yalta Conference October 4, 1972 Yarborough, Ralph W. January 12, 1973; February 2, 1973 Zimmerman, William R. November 3, 1972 [Top of the Page | Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] For questions, e-mail truman.reference@nara.gov Return to Truman Library Oral History Finding Aid Return to Archival Reference at the Truman Library

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