Interview session 4, 1990 August 30
Scope and Contents
Tape 5, Side 1, through Tape 6, Side 1. In the fourth interview session, conducted on August 30, 1990, Springer discusses managing U.S. Senator Dick Neuberger’s Oregon office from 1956 to 1960. She talks about the staff at the Oregon office, and about how the Oregon and Washington, D.C., offices differed. She discusses legislation Neuberger worked on, particularly bills regarding forest management and environmental conservation; talks about his role in negotiating the Columbia River Treaty; and speaks about his relationship with U.S. Senator Wayne Morse. She also discusses the cancer treatment Neuberger underwent, beginning in 1958.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 August 30
Creator
- From the Collection: Springer, Vera M. (Vera Miles), 1922-2012 (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Mead, Mary (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.5 audiocassettes (1 hr., 26 min., 59 sec.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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