Oral history interview with Blue Carstenson 1966

 

Name
Carstenson, Blue (Interviewee)
Corning, Peter A., 1935- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Blue Carstenson 1966
Abstract
Technical director for education for aging at Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959; chairman of the technical directors for the White House Conference on Aging; staff member of the Democratic National Committee: Executive Director, National Council of Senior Citizens, 1961-65; legislative representative, National Farmers Union, 1965-72; organizing senior citizens; efforts toward medic al legislation; impressions of Ivan Nestingen, Abraham Ribicoff.
Collection Name
Social security project
Subjects
Executives; Government executives--United States; Social security--United States; Medicare; Medicine; Agriculture--United States; Carstenson, Blue; National Council of Senior Citizens; National Farmers' Union (U.S.); Democratic National Committee (U.S.); United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; United States. Congress
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1966
Physical Description
227 pages
Note
Interviewed by Peter A. Corning on February 23, March 23, July 14, and September 19, 1966.
Note (Provenance)
Blue Carstenson, Gift 1967
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13557005
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hg8q-7b84
Related URLs
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