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121. Interview of Patrick J. Hillings

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
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Biographical Note:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1959.

122. Interview of Evelle J. Younger

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
California attorney general from 1971 to 1979 and Los Angeles County district attorney from 1964 to 1971.

123. Interview of Gilbert Lindsay

Topic:
Politics and Government
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
9th district Los Angeles City Council member from 1962 to 1990.

124. Interview of Van Griffith

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Son of Griffith park founder Griffith Jenkins Griffith. President of the Los Angeles Park Board and was manager of the Griffith Park Transportation Company. Member of the Los Angeles Police Commission.

125. Interview of Harold H. Story

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Secretary to Mayor Frank Shaw and member of the Socialist Party.

126. Interview of John Gee Clark

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Superior court judge and California state chair for the Democratic Central Committee. Chair of the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles and director of penology.

127. Interview of Jack B. Tenney

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Film and Television
Language:
English
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Biographical Note:
U.S. senator from 1943 to 1955 and 38th district California State Assembly member from 1936 to 1942. Head of the California Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities ("Tenney Committee") and leader of anti-communist investigations.

128. Interview of Philip E. Watson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles County assessor who played an important role in promoting and popularizing the issue of property tax limitation in California.

129. Interview of Anthony C. Beilenson (1982)

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
59th District California State Assembly member from 1963 to 1967. California senator from 1967 to 1976. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997.

130. Interview of Joseph L. Wyatt

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and president of the California Democratic Council (CDC). Director of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce.