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WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
An Oral History Interview with
MORTON SCHWARTZ
Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services
Recording Date: September 9, 2009
Place: Silver Spring, Maryland. Length: 3.5 hours
Morton Donald Schwartz was raised in New York City and attended the City College of New
York, graduating in 1964 with honors in economics. He earned his Master's degree in economics
from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. degree in economics from Syracuse University.
Schwartz taught at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, for five years before moving to
Washington, DC, in 1974, to work as a legislative assistant for Sen. William Proxmire. His
responsibilities included research, speech and letter writing, and preparing the Senator for
hearings on federal programs and legislation in commerce, transportation, international trade,
human resources, and economic matters.
He also served as Proxmire's liaison to the Joint Economic Committee and the Appropriations
Subcommittee. Schwartz worked on education, trade, and economic issues, and helped structure
hearings and prepare questions for the monthly Joint Economic Committee hearings on
unemployment and inflation.
Schwartz also headed Sen. Proxmire's Intern Program for several years and helped identify and
investigate possible Golden Fleece candidates. Soon after Sen. Proxmire announced his decision
to retire in 1987, Schwartz became division Director in the Inspector General's office at the U.S.
Commerce Department.
Morton Sch wartz In terview Transcript 1 Proxmire Oral History Project
Object Description
| Title | An oral history interview with Morton Schwartz |
| Author/Creator | Schwartz, Morton |
| Additional Authors/Creators | Hecht, Anita |
| Description | Morton Donald Schwartz was raised in New York City and attended the City College of New York, graduating in 1964 with honors in economics. He earned his Master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. degree in economics from Syracuse University. Schwartz taught at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, for five years before moving to Washington, DC, in 1974 to work as a legislative assistant for Sen. William Proxmire. His responsibilities included research, speech and letter writing, and preparing the Senator for hearings on federal programs and legislation in commerce, transportation, international trade, human resources, and economic matters. He also served as Proxmire's liaison to the Joint Economic Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee. Schwartz worked on education, trade, and economic issues, and helped structure hearings and prepare questions for the monthly Joint Economic Committee hearings on unemployment and inflation. Schwartz also headed Sen. Proxmire's Intern Program for several years and helped identify and investigate possible Golden Fleece candidates. Soon after Sen. Proxmire announced his decision to retire in 1987, Schwartz became division Director in the Inspector General's office at the U.S. Commerce Department. |
| Language | English |
| Decade | 1960-1969; 1970-1979; 1980-1989; |
| Type | Interview Transcript |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | Schwartz.trn.final |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-09-09 |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Language | English |
| Type | Interview Transcript |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPEG2000 |
| Digital Identifier | Schwartz.trn.final_Page_001 |
| Full Text | WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY An Oral History Interview with MORTON SCHWARTZ Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services Recording Date: September 9, 2009 Place: Silver Spring, Maryland. Length: 3.5 hours Morton Donald Schwartz was raised in New York City and attended the City College of New York, graduating in 1964 with honors in economics. He earned his Master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. degree in economics from Syracuse University. Schwartz taught at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, for five years before moving to Washington, DC, in 1974, to work as a legislative assistant for Sen. William Proxmire. His responsibilities included research, speech and letter writing, and preparing the Senator for hearings on federal programs and legislation in commerce, transportation, international trade, human resources, and economic matters. He also served as Proxmire's liaison to the Joint Economic Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee. Schwartz worked on education, trade, and economic issues, and helped structure hearings and prepare questions for the monthly Joint Economic Committee hearings on unemployment and inflation. Schwartz also headed Sen. Proxmire's Intern Program for several years and helped identify and investigate possible Golden Fleece candidates. Soon after Sen. Proxmire announced his decision to retire in 1987, Schwartz became division Director in the Inspector General's office at the U.S. Commerce Department. Morton Sch wartz In terview Transcript 1 Proxmire Oral History Project |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-09-09 |