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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-WJC-02
Interviewee(s)
Cohen, Wilbur (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987
Biographical Note
(1913 - 1987) Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1961-1965)
Interviewer(s)
William Moss
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Cohen discusses Health, Education, and Welfare Secretaries Abraham Alexander Ribicoff and Anthony J. Celebrezze, Estes Kefauver’s drug bill, and John F. Kennedy’s civil rights message of 1963, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
24 May 1971
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Wilbur J. Cohen, recorded interview by William Moss, May 24, 1971, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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.
Accession Number
OH 1977-002
Transcript
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