William T. Sweigert Sr.: Administration and Ethics in the Governor's Office and the Courts, California, 1939-1975

Interviewee(s):

Sweigert, William T., Sr.

Interviewer(s):

Fry, Amelia

Title:

William T. Sweigert Sr.: Administration and Ethics in the Governor's Office and the Courts, California, 1939-1975

Abstract:

Comments on Earl Warren's political ethics and philosophy; Sweigert's appointment as Assistant DA, San Mateo County; Warren's attorney general campaign, 1938; attorney general's office: reorganization, 1940, and function in wartime; civil defense; 1942 and 1946 gubernatorial campaigns; Sweigert's appointments to the bench. In a joint interview with Judge Albert C. Wollenberg, Sweigert discusses the Warren health insurance proposal and its rejection by the California Medical Association and by the legislature.

Subject area(s):

Politics, Law, and Policy

Interview date(s):

1972 1973 1975

Copyright year:

1987

Project:

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Oskicat record:

b10661659

Transcript:

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Rights:

Sweigert, William T., Sr. "William T. Sweigert Sr.: Administration and Ethics in the Governor's Office and the Courts, California, 1939-1975." Interview by Amelia Fry in 1972, 1973 and 1975. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1987.