Reminiscences of Thomas Edmund Dewey, 1959

 

Name
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 (Interviewee)
Phillips, Harlan B (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Thomas Edmund Dewey, 1959
Abstract
Family background, childhood in Michigan, music; legal education, University of Michigan and Columbia; early legal experience; Chief Assistant United States Attorney, 1931-1933; George Z. Medalie; political experience, 9th and 10th Assembly Districts, New York City; United States Attorney; Young Republican Club; Fiorello La Guardia; 1932 campaign, New York State; income tax and Samuel Seabury inves tigation; labor gangster cases; private practice, 1934; special prosecutor, 1935; rackets investigation and "Lucky" Luciano; New York County District Attorney, 1937: procedural changes, blue ribbon juries, Hines Case; campaigns 1938, 1939, 1940; United Service Organizations campaign, 1942
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Governors--New York (State); Practice of law; Crime; New York (State) Politics and government 1865-1950; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1898-1951; Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1959
Physical Description
659 pages
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer, governor
Note
Interviewed by Harlan B. Phillips
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
15181851
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-76v2-4p37
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.