Oral history interview with Horace D. Taft 1970
Oral history interview with Horace D. Taft 1970
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- Name
- Taft, Horace Dwight, 1925-1983 (Interviewee)
- Mason, John T., 1909-1998 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Horace D. Taft 1970
- Abstract
- Childhood on Ohio farm; education, the Taft School; summers on Murray Bay from 1930s; relationship with father, Robert A. Taft; campaigning, 1940 and 1952 Republican national conventions; Taft-Hartley legislation as a campaign issue.
- Collection Name
- Robert A. Taft project
- Subjects
- Educators; Presidents--Election--1940.--United States; Presidents--Election--1952.--United States; Labor laws and legislation--United States; Taft, Horace Dwight, 1925-1983; Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1970
- Note (Biographical)
- Educator.
- Note
- Interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr on October 31, 1970.
- Digitzed from analog recordings: Original available in the Columbia Center for Oral History, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries
- Note (Provenance)
- Horace D. Taft, Gift 1972
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13516846
- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-zjpk-y719
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.