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- LBJ Library Oral Historiesx
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- Contact with LBJ; Miguel Aleman; visit to the LBJ Ranch; Johnson and Kennedy visits to Mexico; LBJ's funeral; the ranch at Chihuahua
- Impressions of LBJ; Khrushchev's departure and the explosion of the first Chinese communist nuclear device; attending NSC meetings; the Sino-Soviet split; field experience in Taiwan as it related to Southeast Asia; patriotism and dedications of…
- Biographical information; SWTTC; contact with LBJ; Harris Blair debating club; Student Welfare Council; 1928 Democratic Convention; Black Stars; LBJ as Blackman's best man; LBJ's activities and family; President Evans; dating in San Marcos
- Biographical information; early political contacts; early relationship with LBJ and John Connally; impressions of LBJ in the 1950s; 1960, 1962, 1964 campaigns; role of Locke in campaigns; Democratic State Chairman; political dinners with LBJ and JFK…
- LBJ's 1941 Senate campaign; problems with LBJ's voice; LBJ's opponents in the race, including Gerald Mann, Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, and Martin Dies; filming the campaign on Lady Bird Johnson's movie camera; entertainment at…
- Assignment to Vietnam; situation there at the time; view of Diem in late 1950s; Wolf Ladejinsky; land reform; problems with relocation program; the Montagnards; conflict with General Sam Williams; MAAG and the embassy; Williams and Diem;…
- General Harkins and his relationship with Taylor and Lodge; David Nes and pacification; assessment of ambassadors; National Libertarian Front; weaknesses of South Vietnamese forces; Westmoreland’s command arrangements; strong points of the U.S.…
- Composition of the Policy Committee; Rayburn’s decision not to serve as chairman of the Democratic National Convention; Paul Butler and his role; liberals and the Democratic National Committee; LBJ’s lack of commitment to his candidacy for the…
- Early work with LBJ and as executive assistant to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Don Cook; work on the Preparedness Committee; LBJ’s attitude toward professional military men; LBJ’s temper and lack of inter-personal skills; LBJ…
- Texas press in 1930s; State Observer; first contact with LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; war years; KTBC radio station; 1944 Democratic state convention; 1944 and 1946 congressional campaigns; speech writing; KTBC and aggressive new policy; UN conference; San…