Name
Rosencranz, Armin (Interviewee)
Chafe, William H., 1942- (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Armin Rosencranz 1988
Abstract
Election as president of Stanford student body in 1962 and subsequent introduction to Allard Lowenstein; Lowenstein's experiences as a campus maverick; National Student Association; recollections of Dennis Sweeney and Stanford's Stern Hall group; Lowenstein's political agenda: civil rights, anti-Vietnam, Dump Johnson, Robert Kennedy; speculation regarding Lowenstein's sexual orientation, its releva nce to his commitment to social justice and reform; discussion of his wayward career path during the 1970s; summation of his historical importance
Collection Name
Allard K. Lowenstein project
Subjects
Lawyers; Civil rights--United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements; Presidents--Election--1968.--United States; Male homosexuality; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; Rosencranz, Armin; Lowenstein, Allard K; Stanford University; United States National Student Association
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer
Note
Interviewed by William Chafe on August 20, 1988
Note (Provenance)
Armin Rosencranz, Gift 1989
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13628185
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-09x2-xb10
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.