Recollections of Allard Lowenstein; childhood memories of Lowenstein; early political influences; education; involvement in: 1960 John F. Kennedy presidential campaign, civil rights movement, Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964, 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City NJ, Encampment for Citizenship; observations on Lowensteins̀ Congressional tenure; Lowensteins̀ influence on National Stude nt Association (NSA) and anti-war movement; meeting with Dean Rusk; allegations of Central Intelligence Agency influence on NSA; 1968 Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign; mission to Biafra, 1969; anti-Vietnam war activities, including Moratorium; Dump Johnson Movement; Harvard Bust, April 1969
Lawyers; Presidents--Election--1960.--United States; Presidents--Election--1968.--United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Student movements; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; Craig, Greg; Lowenstein, Allard K; Democratic Party (U.S.); United States National Student Association; United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1989
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer
Note
Interviewed by William Chafe on October 14, 1988, and on February 16 and April 26, 1989