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Program 49: Concentrations of Private Power

Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, speaks on the growth of private governments as both industry and labor have increased in size, strength, and scope. The danger he sees in power being concentrated in a few large organizations is that decisions may be based on special interests rather than the public interest. Jan. 22, 1963. [CSDI program number 49; UCSB tape numbers A7488/R7, A7562 /R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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