[Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses recommendations from the recently released Hoover Commission reports].

Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses recommendations from the recently released Hoover Commission reports, their movement through Congress, and their implementation. Dunbar also describes President Harry Truman's delivery of 21 recommendations to Congress for approval, what these recommendations entail, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Kalamazoo Valley Museum WKZO transcription disc collection.
Corporate Author: WKZO (Radio station : Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Broadcaster)
Other Authors: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970 (Host)
Language:English
Series:Kalamazoo Valley Museum WKZO transcription disc collection.
Subjects:
Executive departments > United States > Reorganization.
United States. > Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1947-1949)
Public affairs radio programs.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Genre:
Public affairs radio programs.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Physical Description:1 audio file (3 min., 39 sec.)
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses recommendations from the recently released Hoover Commission reports, their movement through Congress, and their implementation. Dunbar also describes President Harry Truman's delivery of 21 recommendations to Congress for approval, what these recommendations entail, and and how they compare to the Hoover report's recommendations. Dunbar frames Truman's recommendations as a potential "power grab" and reflects on the implications of such an action.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Originally broadcast on WKZ0 Radio.
Part of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum WKZO transcription disc collection.
Call Number:Voice 32949
Playing Time:00:03:39
Event Details:
Broadcast 1950 May 19