The oral history program of the U.S. Senate Historical Office records the experiences of Senate staff members (plus one senator) who were among the first professionals appointed after the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. These oral histories offer a detailed view of Senate personalities and processes, from the Truman through the Reagan administration. (The interviews can be purchased separately.)
Interviews Available:
Francis J. Attig, Senate service 1952-1974
Leonard H. Ballard, Senate service 1947-1984
Donald J. Detwiler, Senate service 1917-18
Roy L. Elson, Senate service 1955-1969
Grover W. Ensley, Senate service 1949-1957
William Hildenbrand, Senate service 1961-1984
F. Nordy Hoffman, Senate service 1975-1981
Pat M. Holt, Senate service 1950-1977;
J. Franklin Little, Senate service 1910-1912
Stewart E. McClure, Senate service 1949-1973
Carl M. Marcy, Senate service 1950-1973
Scott I. Peek, Senate service 1952-1963
Warren Featherstone Reid, Senate service 1949-50, 1964-1981
Floyd M. Riddick, Senate service 1947-1974
William A. Ridgley, Senate service 1949-1977
Darrell St. Claire, Senate service 1933-1939, 1949-1977
Dorothye G. Scott, Senate service 1945-1977
Howard Shuman, Senate service 1955-1982
George A. Smathers, U.S. Senator from Florida 1951-1969
George Tames
Rein J. Vander Zee, Senate service 1961-1964
Jerry T. Verkler, Senate service 1963-1974
Ruth Young Watt, Senate service 1949-1979
Francis O. Wilcox, Senate service 1947-1955
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