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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-KGH-03
Interviewee(s)
Heath, Kathryn G. (Kathryn Gladys), 1910-1989
Biographical Note
(1910 - 1989). Assistant for Special Studies, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Interviewer(s)
William Moss
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Heath discusses the Office of Education during the transition from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to President John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s task force for education; problems when a new leader comes in; working with Congress; the National Defense Education Act and other education legislation; JFK and the Church-State issue in education; Abraham A. Ribicoff as Secretary of HEW; leadership within the Office of Education; Anthony J. Celebrezze as Secretary of HEW; Wilbur Cohen in HEW; reorganization of HEW; various education projects; new HEW programs under JFK and President Lyndon B. Johnson; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how it intersected with education programs; and the transformation in how Americans viewed education, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
19 August1971
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Kathryn G. Heath, recorded interview by William Moss, August 19, 1971, (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.
Accession Number
OH 1992-030
Transcript
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