Oral history interview with Hon. Clair W. Burgener ..., 1990

Resource Information

The work Oral history interview with Hon. Clair W. Burgener ..., 1990 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library.

Label

Oral history interview with Hon. Clair W. Burgener ..., 1990

Statement of responsibility

by Phillip L. Gianos

Inclusive dates

1990

Creator

• Burgener, Clair

Contributor

• California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program
• Gianos, Phillip L.
• State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

Interviewee

• Burgener, Clair
• Burgener, Clair

Interviewer

• Gianos, Phillip L.

Subject

• Reagan, Ronald
• Deukmejian, George
• Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
• California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
• Wilson, Pete, 1933-
• Brown, Edmund G., (Edmund Gerald), 1905-
• California, Legislature | Assembly
• Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
• Apportionment (Election law) -- California
• California -- Political leadership
• oral histories
• Bagley, William T
• Burgener, Clair
• Children with mental disabilities -- California
• California Association for the Retarded
• Monagan, Robert T., (Robert Timothy), 1920-
• Ford, Gerald R, 1913-2006
• Unruh, Jesse, 1922-1987
• Beilenson, Anthony C
• Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- California
• California, Legislature | Senate
• United States, Congress | House

Genre

• oral histories

Language

eng

Summary

Clair Burgener discusses California state politics, government, and legislation from the assembly and senate viewpoints; his relationship with Speaker of the House Jesse Unruh and lack of worthwhile committee assignments while in the assembly; reapportionment; activities in Congress; and his work with mentally retarded children. He discusses his relationship with presidents, governors, and colleagues

Additional physical form

Audiotape recording available in the California State Archives.

Biographical or historical data

Clair Burgener began his political career as a member of the San Diego City Council. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1963 and served until 1967 when he was elected to the California State Senate. In 1973 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served five terms. He did not seek reelection and retired from Congress in January 1983. Burgener was active on committees, such as Rules, Finance, and Education and chair of Social Welfare while in the Senate, and Appropriations and Banking and Currency in Congress. He served on many subcommittees concerning problems of the mentally and physically handicapped as well as water and energy which were all important to California.

Cataloging source

CSA

Form designation

oral history transcript

Location of originals duplicates

• Honnold Library for the Associated Colleges, Claremont, California.
• California State University, Fullerton. Library. Oral History Program.
• California State University, Sacramento. Library. University Archives.
• The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
• University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.