Name
Thompson, Frank, Jr., 1918-1989 (Interviewee)
Burns, Joan Simpson (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Frank Thompson, Jr., 1967
Abstract
Boyhood, Trenton, New Jersey; federal support of the arts; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; New Jersey Democratic politics, 1928-50; creation of National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; impressions of John F. Kennedy, Jacob Javits
Collection Name
American cultural leaders project
Subjects
Legislators--United States; Politicians; Federal aid for the arts; Federal aid to research; United States Intellectual life; United States Politics and government 1953-1961; New Jersey Politics and government; Thompson, Frank, Jr., 1918-1989; Democratic Party (U.S.)
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1967
Physical Description
138 pages
Note (Biographical)
Legislator
Note
Interviewed by Joan Simpson Burns
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
17025836
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/g0be-p773
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.