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Oral History Interview with Hon. Ronald Brooks Cameron (PDF) California State Archives State Government Oral History Program Oral History Interview with HON. RONALD BROOKS CAMERON United States Congressman, 1963-1967 California State Assemblyman, 1959-1962 January 22, 1990 March 1, 1990 April 24, 1990 August 14, 1990 Fullerton, California By Phillip Gianos California State University, Fullerton A HISTORY OF REAPPORTIONMENT IN CALIFORNIA RESTRICTIONS ON THIS INTERVIEW None LITERARY RIGHTS AND QUOTATION This manuscript is hereby made available for research purposes only. No part of the manuscript may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the California State Archivist or the Oral History Program, History Department, California State University, Fullerton. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to: California State Archives 1020 0 Street, Room 130 Sacramento, CA 95814 or Oral History Program History Department California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, CA 92634 The request should include identification of the specific passages and identification of the user. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: Ronald Brooks Cameron Oral History Interview, Conducted 1990, by Phillip Gianos, Oral History Program, History Department, California State University, Fullerton, for the California State Archives State Government Oral History Program. Information (916) 445-4293 California State Archives March Fong Eu Research Room (916) 445-4293 1020 0 Street, Room 130 Exhibit Hall (916) 445-4293 Secretary of State Legislative Bill Service (916) 445-2832 Sacramento, CA 95814 (prior years) PREFACE On September 25, 1985, Governor George Deukmejian signed into law A.B. 2104 (Chapter 965 of the Statutes of 1985). This legislation established, under the administration of the California State Archives, a State Government Oral History Program "to provide through the use of oral history a continuing documentation of state policy development as reflected in California's legislative and executive history." Oral histories undertaken for the state program offer insights into the actual workings of both the legislative and executive processes and policy mechanisms. They also offer an increased understanding of the men and women who create legislation and implement state policy. Further, they provide an overview of issue development in California state government and of how both the legislative and executive branches of government deal with issues and problems facing the state. Interviewees are chosen primarily on the basis of their contributions to and influence on the policy process of the state of California. They include members of the legislative and executive branches of the state government as well as legislative staff, advocates, members of the media, and other people who played significant roles in specific issue areas of major and continuing importance to California. By authorizing the California State Archives to work cooperatively with oral history units at California colleges and universities to conduct interviews, this program is structured to take advantage of the resources and expertise in oral history available through California's several institutionally based programs. Participating as cooperating institutions 1D the State Government Oral History Program are: Oral History Program History Department California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program Center for California Studies California State University, Sacramento Oral History Program Claremont Graduate School Regional Oral History Office The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Oral History Program University of California, Los Angeles The establishment of the California State Archives State Government Oral History Project marks one of the most significant commitments made by any state toward the preservation and documentation of its governmental history. It supplements the often fragmentary historical written record by adding in an organized primary source, enriching the historical information available on given topics and allowing for more thorough historical analysis. As such, the program, through the preservation and publication of interviews such as the one which follows, will be of lasting value to current and future generations of scholars, citizens, and leaders. John F. Burns State Archivist July 27, 1988 This interview is printed on acid-free paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERVIEW HISTORY .. i BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY III SESSION 1, January 22, 1990 [Tape 1, Side A] 1 Education and military career--Marriage and decision to become an accountant--Initial interest in politics-­ Affiliation with the Democratic party--Employed and discharged by Bellridge Oil Company for political affiliation--Origins of the California Democratic Council--Elected assemblyman for the Fiftieth Assembly District--As freshman legislator-­ 1959 election for Speaker of the Assernbly--Committee assignments--Legislative agenda--Work on Public Health Committee. [Tape 1, Side B] 24 Proposes interim committees on hospitals--Continuing concern over malpractice and proprietary hospitals--Cameron enters law school--Works for osteopaths--Disagreements with the California Medical Association--1960 campaign and election of John F. Kennedy--Relationship with Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sr. SESSION 2, March 1, 1990 [Tape 2, Side A] 39 Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sr., and the Caryl Chessman execution--Accomplishments of the Brown administration-­ Describes Edmund G. Brown, Jr.--Democratic party fund raising--Eugene Wyman and the Christian Anti-Communist Crusade--Meetings with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy-­ 1960 Democratic National Convention--Relationships with California legislative leaders--Independence on legislative votes and issues--Relationship with constituency--Publishes congressional voting record--Relationship with constituency--Personal staff and district office--Salary and financial support for state legislators--Bruce Sumner, Freddy Zweback, and antimarijuana legislation. [Tape 2, Side B] ..................... 61 Bruce Sumner and antimarijuana legislation--Freddy Zweback's Cessna 150 airplane--Cameron's Relationship with city officials--California's education funding--Establishes California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board-­ Opposition from the automobile industry--Health insurance legislation--Relationship with the press--1962 California redistricting--Runs for the House of Representatives-- Sued for slander. SESSION 3, April 24, 1990 [Tape 3, Side A] .. 84 Sued for slander continued--Congressional campaign against John H. Rousselot--Refusal to take congressional loyalty oath--First impressions as congressman--Interest in serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee--Dealings with the u.S. State Department--Relationship with John F. Kennedy's presidential administration--Compares u.S. House of Representatives to the California assembly--California delegation to the Eighty-eighth Congress--Conflict with House Speaker Carl Albert--Democratic caucus of the California House delegation--Regional competition in California politics--Mentors in Congress. [Tape 3, Side B] ..... .108 Cameron's legislative philosophy and the Vietnam War--John F. Kennedy's assassination and the transition to the Lyndon B. Johnson administration--Recollections of John F. Kennedy-­ Recollections of Lyndon B. Johnson--1964 congressional campaign--House Speaker John W. McCormack's fear of flying-­ Civil rights legislation--John F. Kennedy's relationship with Congress--Electronic voting in Congress. SESSION 4, August 14, 1990 [Tape 4, Side A] ..... .132 The 1966 congressional campaign against Charles E. Wiggins-­ Support for Edmund G. Brown, Sr.--Constance Cameron as archaeologist--Governor George Deukmejian's appointments 1966 campaign issues and defeat--Lame duck activities-­ Impressions of Charles Wiggins--Career after Congress-- 1968 election activities--1970 campaign for state contro11er--Impressions of Houston T. Flournoy--Returns to [Tape 4, Side B] ...... 151 Literary pursuits--Law practice--Current political activities--Changes in California politics. INDEX OF NAMES . 156 INTERVIEW HISTORY Interviewer/Editor Phillip L. Gianos Professor, Department of Political Science, California State University, Fullerton B.A., San Diego State University (Political Science) Ph.D., University of California, Riverside Interview Time and Place January 22, 1990 Law office of Ronald B. Cameron in Fullerton, California Session lasted approximately ninety minutes March 1, 1990 Law office of Ronald B. Cameron in Fullerton, California Session lasted approximately ninety minutes April 24, 1990 Law office of Ronald B. Cameron in Fullerton, California Session lasted approximately ninety minutes August 14, 1990 Law office of Ronald B. Cameron in Fullerton, California Session lasted approximately sixty minutes Editing Phillip L. Gianos checked the verbatim manuscript of the interviews against the original tapes, and did editing for punctuation, paragraphing, and spelling. In spring 1991, the edited transcript was forwarded to Ronald B. Cameron, who did minor editing. Final editing, and verification of proper names was done by Shirley E. Stephenson, Debra Gold Hansen, and G. Sylvia Kouyoumjian. Shirley E. Stephenson, Associate Director/Archivist Emeritus of the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program performed the final proofreading of the manuscript, prepared introductory materials, the name index, and all forms required by the California State Archives. Papers No private papers were consulted
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