Terry Sanford, in a statement from the office of the President at Duke University, discusses the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of the national government due to its complex and overlapping structure. He suggests reorganizing government departments to focus on general purposes and establish clear lines of authority, making them accountable to the people. Sanford believes this reorganization will make government more responsive, efficient, and effective, and prevent Congressional purposes from being lost in bureaucratic inefficiencies. He highlights bipartisan efforts and recommendations from previous task forces as the basis for his proposed reorganization.
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_5_52_1_0025
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Terry Sanford, in a statement from the office of the President at Duke University, discusses the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of the national government due to its complex and overlapping structure. He suggests reorganizing government departments to focus on general purposes and establish clear lines of authority, making them accountable to the people. Sanford believes this reorganization will make government more responsive, efficient, and effective, and prevent Congressional purposes from being lost in bureaucratic inefficiencies. He highlights bipartisan efforts and recommendations from previous task forces as the basis for his proposed reorganization.
- Date Created:
- 1971-04-21
- EDTF:
- 1971-04-21
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
- Description:
- Terry Sanford, in a statement from the office of the President at Duke University, discusses the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of the national government due to its complex and overlapping structure. He suggests reorganizing government departments to focus on general purposes and establish clear lines of authority, making them accountable to the people. Sanford believes this reorganization will make government more responsive, efficient, and effective, and prevent Congressional purposes from being lost in bureaucratic inefficiencies. He highlights bipartisan efforts and recommendations from previous task forces as the basis for his proposed reorganization.
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_003_5_52_1_0000, Box 52, Folder1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
