Robert "Bob" Bratt Interview Segment 1

Working for the Social Security Administration right after graduating from college (ddr-densho-1020-6-1) - 0:02:16
Being recruited to work for the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-6-2) - 0:04:17
Getting in touch with Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig after passage of the redress legislation (ddr-densho-1020-6-3) - 0:01:10
Doing research about World War II Japanese American incarceration (ddr-densho-1020-6-4) - 0:04:38
Dealing with political issues within the Department of Justice, hiring key early staff members (ddr-densho-1020-6-5) - 0:06:53
Setting up the structure of the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-6-6) - 0:05:08
Early tools and records used in tracking down redress recipients (ddr-densho-1020-6-7) - 0:07:55
Recognizing the importance of working with the Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1020-6-8) - 0:04:47
Spontaneously asked to answer questions about redress from members of Congress (ddr-densho-1020-6-9) - 0:03:44
Controversy over the first redress check presentation (ddr-densho-1020-6-10) - 0:03:57
Description of how the redress appropriations process worked (ddr-densho-1020-6-11) - 0:03:58
Bipartisan support of the redress legislation (ddr-densho-1020-6-12) - 0:01:47
Personal impact of working with the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-6-13) - 0:03:00
Personal connections to Japanese American community members (ddr-densho-1020-6-14) - 0:02:26
Challenges of setting up the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-6-15) - 0:02:45
Reflections on working with the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-6-16) - 0:04:56
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Working for the Social Security Administration right after graduating from college

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

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August 19, 2019

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Emi Kuboyama, Office of Redress Administration (ORA) Oral History Project

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Robert "Bob" Bratt

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Robert "Bob" Bratt Interview

1:05:19 — 16 segments

DATE

August 19, 2019

LOCATION

San Francisco, California

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Born in Bethesda, Maryland. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. From 1988 to 1992, was Administrator for the Office of Redress Administration as well as Executive Officer for the Civil Rights and Criminal Division. After retiring from the Department of Justice, worked in the private sector for SAIC, Unisys, then with DLA Piper LLP.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

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Emi Kuboyama, interviewer; Todd Holmes, videographer

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