Oral History of James C. McKay
INDEX
Acheson, Dean, 52, 55,67, 70
ACLU, 94
AFL. See American Football League
Agriculture Department, U.S., 2, 3, 5, 32
Aiken, Billy, 16
Alioto, Joseph, 78-79
American Can Company, 61
American Civil Liberties Union. See ACLU
American Football League (AFL), 71-73, 75, 77
antitrust laws, 57, 73, 76, 81-82
Arnold & Porter, 89
Austem, Thomas, 63
Baltimore Colts, 81
Barcella, Larry, 93
Bartlett, Robert, 39
Bender, Susan, 90
Bender Foundation, 95
Ben-Veniste, Richard, 93
Bermuda, 45
Bizerte, Tunisia, 4546, 48, 5 1
blackout rule, 75-76
Blue Anchor Company, 30
Bonus March of 1932,18-20
Boreman, Herbert S., 65
Boston Red Sox, 12
Bragg, Mark, 92-93
Brandeis, Louis, 68
Brcko Arbitration Tribunal, 70
Brennan, William J., 89
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, 78
Bruce, Carol Elder, 93
Bryant, William B., 81-83
Burling, Edward, Jr., 62
Bush, George H. W., 100
Bush, George W., 97
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Canadian Football League, 77
Camegie Steel Corporation, 7
Carothers, Ham, 78, 85
Carter, James E., 68,69
Casablanca, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46
Chalk, 0. Roy, 17
Chauncey, Charles, 4
Churchill, Winston, 37
Civiletti, Benjamin R., 95
Claytor, W. Graham, 68-69
Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox, 57
Clinton, William J., 68, 97
Coleman, Lovida H., Jr., 90-91, 92, 93
Coleman, William, 90
Come11 University, 2, 4, 5, 7, 18, 22
Cosell, Howard, 84
Covington & Burling, 3, 4, 55-56
antitrust cases, 56-57, 58-60
Hecht case, 73-75
lawyers, 67-68, 69-70
National Football League representation, 71-73, 78
Kapp case, 76-80
Mackey case, 77,80-81, 82, 83, 84
other NFL cases, 75-76, 85-86
Smith case, 77, 81-83
Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson & Shorb. See Covington & Burling
Creelman, James Russell, 2 1
Creelman, John Foster, 20-22
Creelman, Margaret, 20-22
Creighton, James Edwin, 2, 5, 7,22-23
Cronin, Joe, 12
Curtis, Gram, 2,4, 7
COX, Hugh B., 57-58,59,61,62
Dallas Cowboys, 75
Defense Department, 92
Dewey, Ballantine, 59
Diamond Walnut Company, 3 I
Dickens, Charles, 9
Douglas, John, 67, 86
Doyle, USS, 68
Doyle, George, 39, 4344
Draper, Warren, 14
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Duco finishes, 56-57
Duke Ellington School of Fine Arts, 1, 13
DuPont, 56-57,58-60,61,64-67
DuPont, Irene, 59
DuPont, Pierre, 59
education
private, 15
segregated, 18
women’s, 7, 33
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 19
Ellison, Newell, 62
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 6-7
Fay, George Morris, 54
Fegan, Hugh J., 32,33, 54
Finks, Jim, 79, 85
Flannery, Thomas, 93
Ford, Gerald, 90
Fortenay, Jean Charles De ‘?in du, 42-43
Fortine, Carol, 90
Foss, Joseph, 75
France, 4647,48,49, 50
Frank, Barney, 98
Friedman, Richard, 93-94
Friendly, Henry J., 57, 89
Garland, Merrick B., 89, 93
General Motors, 56, 58-60
Georgetown Law Review, 33
Georgetown University Law Center, 32-34
Gesell, Gerhard A. (“Gerry”), 52, 54-55, 56, 61, 62,63,67
Gifford, Frank, 84
Giuliani, Rudolph, 91
Glen Echo Park, 14, 17
Glennon, Ed, 80
Glidden, 56, 57
Great Depression, 18-20,28,29, 31
Griffith, Calvin, 11
Griffith, Clark, 11-12
Griffith, Mildred, 1 1, 12
Griffth, Thelma, 11, 12
as NFL lawyer, 72-73
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Groza, Lou (“The Toe”), 79
Halas, George (“Poppa Bear”), 79
Halvorson, Thor, 90, 93
Harlan, John, 59
Hams, Don, 62-63
Harris, Stanley R. (“Bucky”), 13
Harris, Stanley S., 13
Haynes, Joe, 12
Hecht, Norman, 73, 75
Hiram Walker & Sons, 61
Hiroshima, Japan, 50-51
Hogan & Hartson, 58
Holbrooke, Richard, 69
Holland, Jerome H. (“Brud”), 18
Holtzoff, Alexander, 72
Hoover, Herbert, 5, 19
Horsky, Charles A., 68
Hunt, Lamar, 71, 72, 79
independent counsels, 96-97,99-100
Indianapolis, USS, 68-69
International League, 11
Italy, 46, 48
Johnson, Lyndon B., 57
Johnson, Stewart, 81
Johnson, Walter, 12
Jones, John, 68
Jones, William B., 73, 74
Justice Department, U.S., 56-57, 91-92,98
Kapp, Joe, 76-80
Kemp, Jack, 84-85
Kennedy, John F., 57
Kinetic Chemicals, 60
landing craft infantry (LCI), 4647,48
Larson, Earl, 80, 83
Lasky, Moses, 78
Leet, L. Don, 66
Lend-Lease Program, 40
Louisell, David, 5 1-52
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Ludwig, Gene, 68
MacArthur, Douglas, 19, 37
Mackey, John, 80
MacKinnon, George E., 86, 87, 88, 94
Madden, John, 79
Manhattan Produce Yards, 27-28
Marchetti, Gino, 84
Marshall, Burke, 57, 67-68
Marshall, George C., 70
Marshall, Thurgood, 89
Martin, Clarence, 65, 66-67
McKay, Andrew William, 1,2, 5-6, 7-8,9,20, 24,25,28
McKay, Curtis Andrew, 1, 8,9-10,15-16,23,34
McKay, James Creighton – Personal
aunt (paternal), 7
banjo playing, 15-16
baseball interests, 11-13
birth, 1, 8
brother, 1, 8, 9-10,15-16, 23, 34
cars, 29
children, 2
Columbia Junior High School, 1, 18
Cornel1 University, 2, 18
Cascadia Hall, 22, 23
cheerleader, 25
College of Agriculture, 22-24, 26, 28
commencement, 29
courses, 25
Kappa Sigma, 23,24
sports, 24-25
summer jobs, 26-28
creative writing, 4, 41
“Hold Your Fire, It’s Kitteq”41-42
“The Storm,” 4041
dairy farm work, 20-21
father, 1,2, 5-6, 7-8,9,20, 24, 25,28
Georgetown University Law Center, 3, 32-34, 51, 52-53
Gordon Junior High School, 1
grandfather (maternal), 2, 4, 7
grandmother (maternal), 6
great grandfather (maternal), 2, 4, 6-7
great uncle (paternal), 2, 5, 7, 22-23
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Henry Pope School, 1, 17
marriage, 3,39
mother, 1, 2,4, 5-6, 7, 8, 14, 18,20, 21
nephew, 10
Pearl Harbor memories, 36-37
politics, 8, 24
Porter and Bonnie muck farm, 26-27
Railroad Perishable Inspection Agency, 27-28
reading habits, 9
scarlet fever, 22
sister, 1, 9, 10,23
Takoma Park School, 1, 11
U.S. Naval Reserve
influences, 9,22
ensign, 3, 30, 34, 36, 38-39
executive officer of SC-507,44
executive officer of SC-1335,3943
lieutenant commander of USS PC-1596 (effective), 44-50
Local Defense School, 38
Pacific orders, 49
Submarine Chaser Training Center (SCTC), 38-39,44,68
cadet corps, 13-14
Western High School, 1-2, 13, 15, 17
wife, 39, 51, 52
McKay, James Creighton – Professional
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 4, 33, 53-55, 58, 65
bar exam, 53
California Fruit Exchange dealer service representative, 2,29-3 1
California Walnut Growers Association dealer service representative, 2, 3 I
Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson & Shorb
associate, 3
DuPont cases, 56-57,58-60,64-67
General Electric cases, 60-61
General Motors case, 58-60
Hecht case, 73-75
Kapp case, 76-80
law clerk, 3, 34, 52
Mackeycase, 77, 80-81, 82, 83, 84
mentors, 61-62
other NFL cases, 75-76, 85-86
partner, 4,62-64
Pennsylvania Railroad personal injury cases, 58, 59,60,61,65
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senior counsel, 4
Smith case, 77, 81-83
Department of Agriculture assistant marketing specialist, 2, 3, 32, 33, 36, 51-52
Independent Counsel, 4
appointment, 86-87
case costs, 99-100
Justice Department relationship, 91-92, 98
Meese investigation, 92, 9497, 98-99
Nofziger investigation, 89-94
Olson investigation, 87-89
publicity, 99
job search, 63
pro bono work, 4
Professional Responsibility Advisory Office legal advisor, 4
McKay, Margaret Curtis, 1,2,4, 5-6, 7, 8,9, 14, 18,20,21,22
McKay, Martha, 1,9, 10,23
McKay, Mary Anne Hunter, 39, 5 1,52
McKay, Robert, 9
McKenna, J. James, 86
McVay, Charles B., 111, 68-69
Meese, Edwin, 111, 92, 94-97, 98-99
Meredith, Don, 84
Mid-South Grizzlies, 76
Modell, Arthur B., 79
Moon, Donald P., 46
Moore, Dick, 52
Morrison, Alexia, 88, 89
Moses, Alfred H., 68
Mundy, R. Kenneth, 81
National Football League (NFL),71-73, 77-78
Kapp case, 76-80
Mackey case, 77,80-81,82, 83, 84
other NFL cases, 75-76, 85-86
Smith case, 77, 81-83
Naylor, Allison, 14
New England Patriots, 77, 78
New York Giants, 12
NFL. See National Football League
Nofziger, Lyn, 89-94
Nordlinger, Bernard, 73
Oakland Raiders, 78
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O’Brian, John Lord, 55-56
Olson, Theodore B., 86-89
Orlando, Florida, 25-26
Owen, Roberts B., 69-70
Page, Alan, 81
Parke-Davis & Co., 61
Patton, George, 19
Pearl Harbor, 3, 34, 36-37
Pennsylvania Railroad, 58, 59, 60
Peres, Shimon, 95
Phipps, Jerry, 71
Piper & Marbury, 60-6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-13
Pollak, Stephen, 89-90
Potomac River Laboratory, 64, 65-67
Prince of Wales, 37
Rasmussen, Marius P., 28
Reagan, Ronald, 87,9 1,97, 100
Richelieu, 47
Rodino, Peter W., 87, 88
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 24
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 8,20, 37,49-50
Rosenbloom, Carroll, 84
Rozelle, Pete, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 85
Rozelle Rule, 80, 8 1, 83
Ruff, Charles (“Chuck”), 88,93
San Francisco Giants, 78
Scalia, Antonin, 89
Schramm, Texas E., 79
Senior Officer Present Afloat (SOPA), 49-50
Shackford, Charles, 2,4,6-7
Shea & Gardner, 90
Shula, Don, 79
Sidney, Austin, 59
Sloan, Alfred P., 59
Smith, James McCoy (“Yazoo”), 81-83
Smith, William Joseph H., 74, 75
Starr, Bart, 80-81
streetcars, 16-1 7
See also McKay, James C. – Personal-U.S. Naval Reserve, lieutenant commander
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Sullivan & Cromwell, 78
Supreme Court, US., 89, 94,96
Sylvania Electric Co., 63
Tagliabue, Paul, 73,78, 81, 83, 84, 85
Taylor, Bill, 49
Thomsen, Roszel C., 72
Truman, Harry S., 50,70
Underhill, USS, 51
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 75, 82
US. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 83
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 65
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 80
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 57
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 4
Vandergrift, Alexander A. 34
VE Day, 48%49,50
Voorhees, Theodore, 78
Wainwright, Jonathan M., 37
Wallace, Henry A,, 2, 32
Wallach, Robert, 99
Walsh, Lawrence E., 100
Walter Reed Hospital, 12
Wamke, Paul, 62-63
Warren, Earl, 94
Washington, D.C., 16-18
Washington Redskins, 73-75, 77, 81-82
Washington Senators, 11, 12-13
Webster, William H., 88
Wedtech Corp., 90,91,92,93,94
Weinberger, Caspar, 92
Weiner, Robert N., 89
Weld, William, 91, 92, 98-99
Westwood, Howard, 53, 54,61-62
Willis, William E., 78, 79
Wilson, Woodrow, 8
World Series, 12-13
World War I, 8
veterans, 18-20
segregation, 18
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World War 11, 3, 36-38,45-51
British involvement, 47,48
German involvement, 48,49
Japan bombings, 50-5 1
Normandy invasion, 46
southern France invasion, 4647
VE Day, 4849,50
War Production Board, 56
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Oral History of James C. McKav
Table of Cases and Statutes
Cases
o Hecht v. Pro-Football, Inc., 444 F.2d 93 1 (D.C. Cir. 197 l), 73-75
o Mackey v. National Football League, 543 F.2d 606 (8Ih Cir. 1976), 77,80-81,82,83,
84
o Mid-South Grizzlies v. National Football League, 550 F. Supp. 558 (E.D. Pa. 1982),
aff’d, 720 F.2d 772 (3d Cir. 1983), 76
o Morrison v. Olson, 487 US. 654 (1988), 89
o Smith v. Pro-Football, 420 F. Supp. 738 (D.D.C. 1976), 77,81-83
o United States v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 353 US. 586 (1957), 58-60
o United States v. Nofiiger, 878 F.2d 442 (D.C. Cir. 1989), 89-94
Statutes
o Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-521,92 Stat. 1824 (Oct. 26, 1978),
93,94,96,97
o Fair Trade Act (“Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975”), Pub. L. No. 94-145, 89
Stat. 801 (Dec. 12, 1975), 61
o Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-213,91 Stat. 1494 (Dec. 19,
1977), 95
o Marketing Agreement Act of 1936,Z
o Robinson-Patman Anti-Discrimination Act, ch. 592,49 Stat. 1526 (June 19, 1936), 61
o Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. 0 1 etseq., 57,73, 76,82
o Telecommunications Act, 95
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