Oral history interview with Joseph Califano, April 5, 1991 [electronic resource] : interview L-0125, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).
Joseph Califano served as the Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1977 to 1979. In this interview, he discusses the main considerations and objectives of the criteria for desegregating higher education, particularly in North Carolina. Califano assesses former University of North Carolina President William Friday's general policy-making style, arguing that Friday's usual progressive thinking was restricted by the university's Board of Directors, the state's white political establishment, and the large number of black colleges throughout the state. Califano further explains how his anti-tobacco stance raised the ire of North Carolina officials. Because of these factors, Friday and North Carolina politicians resisted Califano's involvement in the state's higher education system. Contrary to North Carolinians' perceptions, Califano argues that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) did not single out UNC for its reluctance to desegregate. He contends that the Nixon and Ford administrations failed to enforce civil rights laws, which led to an increased involvement of the federal courts. In turn, the federal courts applied significant pressure on him to pursue the desegregation of higher education. Califano admits that he sought to reframe how the OCR considered cases and remove the Office from the control of federal courts. Toward the end of the interview, Califano evaluates his tenure as a HEW official.
Electronic resources
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Edition: Electronic edition
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Duration: 00:24:10.Interview participants: Joseph Califano, interviewee; William Link, interviewer.Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.This electronic edition is part of the UNC-Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.Title from menu page (viewed on Nov. 21, 2008).
- Type of Computer File or Data Note:
- Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 68 kilobytes, 44.2 megabytes.
- Original Version Note:
- Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series L, University of North Carolina, interview L-0125, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Karen Brady-Hill. Original transcript: 22 p.
- Funding Information Note:
- Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.
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- Subject:
- Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931- > Interviews.
Friday, William C. (William Clyde)
United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Office for Civil Rights.
University of North Carolina (System)
College integration > North Carolina.
Federal-state controversies > North Carolina.
Higher education and state > North Carolina.
United States > Officials and employees > Interviews. - Genre:
- Oral histories.
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