Oral Histories
Representative Doris Matsui
2012-09-22T19:20:20-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjRkXC8zMDc3ODctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Next, we feature U.S. Representative Doris Matsui of California who serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. During the Clinton Administration, she was Deputy Assistant to the President in the White House Office of Public Liaison. Matsui first took office after winning a special election to fill her husband’s seat - Robert Matsui, who entered Congress in 1979, died in 2005. This 40 minute interview begins with Doris Matsui recounting why she ran for office and, later, she discusses how her birth in an internment camp has influenced her politics.
Next, we feature U.S. Representative Doris Matsui of California who serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Transportation …
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Next, we feature U.S. Representative Doris Matsui of California who serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. During the Clinton Administration, she was Deputy Assistant to the President in the White House Office of Public Liaison. Matsui first took office after winning a special election to fill her husband’s seat - Robert Matsui, who entered Congress in 1979, died in 2005. This 40 minute interview begins with Doris Matsui recounting why she ran for office and, later, she discusses how her birth in an internment camp has influenced her politics. close
Next, we feature U.S. Representative Doris Matsui of California who serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Transportation … read more
Next, we feature U.S. Representative Doris Matsui of California who serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. During the Clinton Administration, she was Deputy Assistant to the President in the White House Office of Public Liaison. Matsui first took office after winning a special election to fill her husband’s seat - Robert Matsui, who entered Congress in 1979, died in 2005. This 40 minute interview begins with Doris Matsui recounting why she ran for office and, later, she discusses how her birth in an internment camp has influenced her politics. close
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