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1. Interview of Gloria Molina

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
9.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were undertaken by the UCLA Oral History Program under the auspices of the California State Archives and in conjunction with the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program; California State University, Sacramento, Center for California Studies Oral Hist...
Biographical Note:
First Latina elected to and the third person of Mexican ancestry to serve on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 1991. California assembly member from 1982 to 1987 and 1st district Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member from 1991 to 2014.

2. Interview of Stephen Reinhardt

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
1.4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with key individuals who served in Los Angeles city government during the administration of Mayor Tom Bradley. The interviews focus on each individual’s political development, activism, and role in the Bradley administration. Major urban policy issues addressed in ...
Biographical Note:
Member of the Democratic National Committee. Advisor to Tom Bradley and Jerry Brown. Nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

3. Interview of Samuel W. Yorty

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973 and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955.

4. Interview of Friedrich A. Von Hayek

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
15.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Economist known for his criticisms of Keynesian economics and advocacy of free-markets.

5. Interview of Neil Reagan

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were undertaken by the UCLA Oral History Program in conjunction with similar efforts at the University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office; Claremont Graduate School Oral History Program; California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program; and...
Biographical Note:
Brother of Ronald Reagan.

6. Interview of Wanda Moore

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with key individuals who served in Los Angeles city government during the administration of Mayor Tom Bradley. The interviews focus on each individual’s political development, activism, and role in the Bradley administration. Major urban policy issues addressed in ...
Biographical Note:
Chief administrative officer to Tom Bradley from 1971 to 1993. President of WLMoore & Associates.

7. Interview of George H. Dunne

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were undertaken by the UCLA Oral History Program in conjunction with similar efforts at the University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office; Claremont Graduate School Oral History Program; California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program; and...
Biographical Note:
Jesuit priest, opponent of segregation, and supporter of the Conference of Studio Unions’ 1945 Hollywood set decorators strike.

8. Interview of Melville C. Branch

Topic:
Politics and Government
Urban Planning and Land Use
Urban Planning
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were initiated by the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group to ensure the preservation of recollections of pioneer planners in both the public and private sectors in the Los Angeles region.
Biographical Note:
Member of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.

9. Interview of Harold M. Bernson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles City Council member for the12th District from 1979 to 2002.

10. Interview of W. Don MacGillivray

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were undertaken by the UCLA Oral History Program under the auspices of the California State Archives and in conjunction with the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program; California State University, Sacramento, Center for California Studies Oral Hist...
Biographical Note:
California assembly member from 1969 to 1974. Worked in various government positions for President Ronald Reagan from 1980 to 1988.