Scope and Contents Tape 14, Side 1, through Tape 15, Side 1. In the ninth interview session, conducted on October 8, 1999, Hatfield continues to discuss his time serving in the Oregon Legislature as a representative from Marion County from 1951 to 1955, with a focus on the 1951 legislative session. He speaks about the upheavals in Oregon politics during the 1950s, and how that affected the trajectory of his political career. He also talks about the legislative career of Richard Neuberger and about appointing a...

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Tape 15, Side 2, through Tape 16, Side 2. In the tenth interview session, conducted on November 17, 1999, Hatfield continues to discuss his involvement in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1952 presidential campaign. He also talks about Wayne Morse’s political career. He then continues to discuss his time serving in the Oregon Legislature as a representative from Marion County from 1951 to 1955, with a focus on the 1951 and 1953 legislative sessions.