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University of Houston. West, J. Robinson. November 18, 2002. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. April 22, 2018. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory/item/1298.

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Title	West, J. Robinson
Creator (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Creator (Local)	Houston History Project
Contributor (LCNAF)	Priest, Tyler, interviewer
Contributor (Local)	University of Houston/History International, project
Date	November 18, 2002
Description	This is an oral history interview with J. Robinson West conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Robin West received his B.A. from University of North Carolina and his J.D. from Temple University. He served in the Ford Administration on the White House staff (1974-76) and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Economic Affairs (1976-77). During 1977-1980, he was a first vice president of Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co., Inc., an investment banking firm. He then served in the Reagan Administration as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Budget, and Administration (1981-1983). He played a major role in conceiving of and implementing the new five-year leasing plan for federal OCS areas and in the shift to area-wide leasing in the Gulf of Mexico. He also spearheaded the organizational reform of the OCS program, consolidating functions in a single Minerals Management Service. In 1984, he founded The Petroleum Finance Company, which has become a very influential consulting firm for the international oil and gas industry.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Energy development
Subject.Name (Local)	West, J. R.
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Washington (D.C.)
Genre (AAT)	interviews
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Sound
Format (IMT)	audio/mp3
Original Item Location	ID 2006-005, Audiotape Box 26, HHA00461
Original Collection	Oral Histories - Houston History Project
Original Collection URL	http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=231
Digital Collection	Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
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File Name	hhaoh_201207_134.mp3