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they couldn't really go anywhere else, but they were not as enthusiastic as they would have been
for, say, a Gaylord. It was just a slightly different relationship. They couldn't necessarily count
on Prox. And, of course, he announced that he was not going to be - and that was, I think, true of
just about any type of organized thing that you had out there. It didn't make any difference
whether it was labor or the Association of Commerce or a particular industry or whatever. I
mean, he was supportive of agriculture, but not enslaved to that, either. And from my experience
in working out there, there would never be anything accepted from lobbyists. If we got a gift, for
instance, at Christmastime from some company in the State like Pabst or Miller or whatever, that
would always go to some charity with a letter back to them saying, "Thank you. We've sent it off
to," whatever.
It just seems so utterly different than what we see in our world today in terms of the influence of
lobbyists and the amount of monies accepted.
Totally different.
And maybe different for his time, too?
It was. It was different. And an example that I give you is my first year out there at
Christmastime, and because I was single and had no family, I worked the holidays. I volunteered
to do that. And we were always open on Saturdays and that type of thing. And somebody would
go in and answer the phone and kind of keep the mail down. But around Christmastime you
would see these carts of presents that would be outside the offices of the other Senators. And I
William Drew interview Transcript 36 Proxmire Oral History Project
Object Description
| Title | An oral history interview with William Ryan Drew |
| Author/Creator | Drew, William Ryan |
| Additional Authors/Creators | Hecht, Anita |
| Description | William Ryan Drew was raised in Waukon, Iowa, the oldest child of Kathryn and James F. Drew, who were active in the Democratic Party. In 1954, Drew graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic School and then attended Marquette University, where he earned a degree in history. Drew met Sen. William Proxmire during the Democratic Convention in La Crosse while volunteering for Gaylord Nelson's gubernatorial campaign in 1958. Over the next few years, Drew and Sen. Proxmire became friends while Drew worked on Proxmire's reelection campaign in 1963 and 1964. After earning his J.D. degree from Marquette in 1966, Drew joined Sen. Proxmire's staff in Washington, DC. Drew worked closely with the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, wrote speeches, and worked with Wisconsin governmental entities and organizations. He also worked on constituent issues, postal appointments, and Vietnam War concerns. In 1968, Drew resigned from Sen. Proxmire's office to run for Alderman in Milwaukee's 4th District. He still continued to serve on Sen. Proxmire's campaign committee by organizing fundraisers, nurturing political relationships in Wisconsin, and touring the state with the Senator. In 1972, Drew was elected president of the Milwaukee City Council and in 1974 became commissioner of city development, an office he held until 1988. He later served as director of administration for Milwaukee County and as the executive director of the Milwaukee County Research Park. |
| Language | English |
| Decade | 1990-1999; 2000-2009 |
| 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 | Drew.trn.final |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-11-23 |
Description
| Title | Page 36 |
| 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 | Drew.trn.final_Page_36 |
| Full Text | they couldn't really go anywhere else, but they were not as enthusiastic as they would have been for, say, a Gaylord. It was just a slightly different relationship. They couldn't necessarily count on Prox. And, of course, he announced that he was not going to be - and that was, I think, true of just about any type of organized thing that you had out there. It didn't make any difference whether it was labor or the Association of Commerce or a particular industry or whatever. I mean, he was supportive of agriculture, but not enslaved to that, either. And from my experience in working out there, there would never be anything accepted from lobbyists. If we got a gift, for instance, at Christmastime from some company in the State like Pabst or Miller or whatever, that would always go to some charity with a letter back to them saying, "Thank you. We've sent it off to" whatever. It just seems so utterly different than what we see in our world today in terms of the influence of lobbyists and the amount of monies accepted. Totally different. And maybe different for his time, too? It was. It was different. And an example that I give you is my first year out there at Christmastime, and because I was single and had no family, I worked the holidays. I volunteered to do that. And we were always open on Saturdays and that type of thing. And somebody would go in and answer the phone and kind of keep the mail down. But around Christmastime you would see these carts of presents that would be outside the offices of the other Senators. And I William Drew interview Transcript 36 Proxmire Oral History Project |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-11-23 |