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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-LHH-01
Interviewee(s)
Hodges, Luther H. (Luther Hartwell), 1898-1974
Biographical Note
(1898 - 1974) Governor of North Carolina (1954 - 1961), Secretary of Commerce (1961 - 1964).
Interviewer(s)
Dan B. Jacobs
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
21 March 1964
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Luther H. Hodges, recorded interview by Dan B. Jacobs, March 21, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Person(s)
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1966-010
Transcript
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