 Work Relief Administration Press Conferences The following are a selection of thirty-two Press Conferences from the holdings at the National Archives, the various New Deal Work Relief agencies—FERA, CWA, WPA. This is not a complete set, and although it covers a fairly broad periods of time—from February 1934 to February 1942—there are some noticeable gaps, especially concerning those conferences held in 1936. Most of these are interviews with Harry Hopkins, although there are four conferences with Col. Harrington and six with Howard Hunter.
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| Harry Hopkins | February 16, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Banter — Demobilizing the CWA — School Construction — Demobilization |
| Harry Hopkins | February 23, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Banter — CWA Public Art Projects — Demobilization of CWA — Local Conditions — Plans for New Relief |
| Harry Hopkins | March 23, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Texas — CWA March on Washington — Banter — Rural Relief — Building Demolition — Strike Relief — Rural Relief |
| Harry Hopkins | March 30, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Assessment of CWA — Demobilization — Strike Relief — News Coverage of CWA |
| Harry Hopkins | May 11th, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Drought Conditions — Conditions in Rural South — Stranded Populations — District of Columbia — Stranded Populations — Local Conditions |
| Harry Hopkins | June 11, 1934 | 4:00 P.M. | Surplus Cattle — Drought Conditions — Resettlement — Drought Conditions |
| Harry Hopkins | August 7, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Banter — Surplus Livestock — EPIC — Relief Funding — Figures on Relief Recipients |
| Harry Hopkins | August 24, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Off the Record Remarks on Hopkins' Visit to Europe — Economic Situation — Housing — Unemployment in England — Work Relief in US — Germany |
| Harry Hopkins | September 21, 1934 | 10:30 A.M. | Off the Record Remarks on FDR's Strike Message — Hopkins' Hyde Park Conference with FDR |
| Harry Hopkins | October 8, 1934 | 4:00 P.M. | Maine — Protest of National Manufacturers Association — Costs of Work Relief — Effect on Private Enterprise — Dam Work |
| Harry Hopkins | February 21, 1935 | 4:00 P.M. | Transient Relief — Drought Relief — Local Conditions — Women and Relief — Skills-Specific Relief Work — Georgia — New York |
| Harry Hopkins | March 7th, 1935 | 10:30 A.M. | Numbers on Relief Rolls — States and Relief — Minnesota — Local Conditions — Unemployed and Relief — Local Conditions |
| Harry Hopkins | June 13, 1935 | 4:00 P.M. | WPA Project Cost Limitations — Types of Work Relief Projects — WPA Appointments |
| Harry Hopkins | July 3, 1935 | 4:00 P.M. | Local Conditions — New York City — PWA — Local Administrators |
| Harry Hopkins | July 18,1935 | 4:00 P.M. | WPA Statistics — New York City Projects — Skills-Specific Relief Work — Farm-to-Market Roads — Local Conditions |
| Harry Hopkins | January 9, 1936 | 4:00 P.M. | Aliens and Work Relief — Future Relief Needs — Social Security — Veteran's Bonus — Labor Issues — Social Security — WPA Figures — Wages |
| Harry Hopkins | February 18, 1937 | 4:00 P.M. | Flooding — American Association of Social Workers — Supreme Court — Numbers on Relief Rolls — Administrative Employees — Strikes by Relief Workers — Old Age Pensions |
| Harry Hopkins | February 25, 1937 | 4:00 P.M. | Flooding — Supreme Court — Relief and the States — Social Security — Need for Relief — Matanuska Colony |
| Harry Hopkins | August 19, 1937 | 4:00 P.M. | Relief Protest — Massachusetts Controversy Over State Guide — Federal Transient Relief — Unemployed Census — New York City — Relief Protest — Relief Allocations — Numbers on Relief Rolls |
| Harry Hopkins | April 28, 1938 | 4:00 P.M. | Politics and Relief — WPA Chislers — Controversies — Criticisms |
| Harry Hopkins | July 14, 1938 | 4:00 P.M. | Banter — Clothing for Relief — Minnesota Federal Writers Project — Clothing — Appropriations — Wages |
| Harry Hopkins | December 8, 1938 | 4:00 P.M. | Controversies — Relief Allocations — Relief Outlook — State WPA Administrators — Old Age Assistance — Relief and the States — Politics in Relief — Controversies — Hatch Amendment — Hopkins' Future Role |
| Col. Harrington | March 9, 1939 | 3:00 P.M. | WPA Employees and Political Activities — Workers' Alliance — Political Activities — Aliens and Relief — Appropriations — Surplus Commodities — State Requirements — Specific Projects |
| Col. Harrington | April 20, 1939 | 3:00 P.M. | Numbers on Relief — Workers Alliance — Philadelphia Airport — Consolidation of WPA and PWA |
| Col. Harrington | July 6, 1939 | 3:00 P.M. | Relief Workers Strike — 130 Hour Provision — WPA Rollbacks — Wage Differentials — Striking WPA Workers — Federal Cultural Projects — Workers Alliance |
| Col. Harrington | July 20, 1939 | 3:00 P.M. | Strike Situation — 18 Months Provision — Louisiana Investigation — Minneapolis — Louisiana — Minneapolis |
| Howard Hunter | August 31, 1939 | 2:00 P.M. | Puerto Rico — Federal Cultural Projects — New Wage Scale — WPA Layoffs — Federal Theatre Project — Effect of War on WPA Rolls — New Wage Scale — 18 Months Provision |
| Howard Hunter | August 22, 1940 | 3:00 P.M. | National Defense Work — Road Work — Airports — Numbers on Relief |
| Howard Hunter | October 7, 1940 | 2:00 P.M. | Puerto Rico: Governor Leahy's Report — Air Base Construction (Puerto Rico) — Strategic Importance |
| Howard Hunter | June 19, 1941 | 3:00 P.M. | Numbers on Relief — WPA and the States — Federal Cultural Projects — Job Training for Defense Work — Reductions |
| Howard Hunter | September 26, 1941 | 3:00 P.M. | Numbers on Relief — Training for Defense Work — WPA Wages — Michigan — Appropriations — Women in Defense Jobs — Defense Employment — Literacy Schools |
| Howard Hunter | February 2, 1942 | 9:30 A.M. | Training Schools — Employment Figures — Defense Work |