Clifford Gibbons Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Andy Huse
Publication Date
2024
Date
2023-06-20
Abstract
In the ninth installment of this oral history, Cliff Gibbons discusses the development and impact of U.S. retirement savings plans, focusing on the 401(k) and Roth IRA. He reflects on his father, Sam Gibbons’ experiences during Bill Clinton’s early political career, including his appointment as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and his efforts toward healthcare reform. Cliff also describes the shifting political climate following the 1994 U.S. House elections and its challenges. He concludes by discussing his father’s retirement and the growing difficulties of campaign fundraising.
Keywords
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, Political campaigns, D-Day (1944), Individual retirement accounts, Healthcare, Fund raising, Sam M. (Sam Melville) Gibbons (1920-2012), Pamela Harriman (1920-1997), Bill Clinton (1946- ), Hillary Rodham Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Robert Squier (1936-2000)
Extent
01:16:24; 32 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); Washington (D.C.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
gibbons-cliff-ohp-9
Recommended Citation
Gibbons, Clifford S., "Clifford Gibbons Oral History Interview, Part 09 of 10" (2024). Clifford Gibbons Oral History Project. 10.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgibbons_ohp/10
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