Name
Martin, Fowler W (Interviewee)
Chafe, William H., 1942- (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Fowler W. Martin 1988
Abstract
First contact with Allard K. Lowenstein, Stanford University, 1961; Lowenstein's power base at Stern Hall; growth of campus social issues into larger issues: civil rights in Mississippi; Stanford Daily as conduit for Lowenstein's ideas, 1963, 1964; quick peak and decline of Lowenstein's influence on Stanford campus; Lowenstein's Americans for Democratic Action background and use of red-baiting: rel ationships with protegees and rivals; success of Dump Johnson campaign, 1964 Mississippi campaign; 1968 Long Island campaign; impact of Lowenstein's shift from Eugene McCarthy to Robert Kennedy; Lowenstein's reaction to Robert Kennedy's assassination; issue of homosexuality; substance, quality of Lowenstein's achievements
Collection Name
Allard K. Lowenstein project
Subjects
Civil rights workers; Presidents--Election--1968.--United States; Male homosexuality; Mississippi Politics and government 1951-; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; Martin, Fowler W; Lowenstein, Allard K; Stanford University; Americans for Democratic Action; Democratic Party (U.S.)
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Civil rights worker; nickname is Skip
Note
Interviewed by William Chafe on October 15, 1988
Note (Provenance)
Fowler W. Martin, Gift 1991
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13627385
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-3csd-fv48
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.