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- LBJ Library Oral Historiesx
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- Observations from 1952-1953; the Smithwick suicide; LBJ’s membership on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; Texas backing of Eisenhower for president; the Bricker Amendment; LBJ and the White House liaison staff; LBJ and the Democratic National…
- biographical information; how Dean got a position as a lawyer in Austin; Dean's military and law career history; the political situation in Jim Wells county in the mid-1940s; the connection between Dean's law firm and the George Parr…
- Deason's family history; Deason's uncle Charles' work around the Stockdale, Texas, area; Deason's parents and siblings; Deason's educational background; how Deason became a teacher and, later, an attorney; how Deason went to…
- Circumstances of becoming associated with the War on Poverty Task Force; early organization; duties; need for coordination of the program; decision-making; naming VISTA program; pressure from departments; LBJ’s interest; philosophies on dealing…
- Garcia’s family history; interaction with LBJ at the Welhausen school in Cotulla; LBJ’s return to Cotulla during the presidency; individuals who worked in the Cotulla school; LBJ speaking Spanish; racial relations in Cotulla; LBJ’s…
- Advancing LBJ’s meeting with the Pope; Laitin’s falling out with LBJ; Bob Fleming as Deputy Press Secretary; trip to Mexico with LBJ; Christmas trip to Rome; Colonel James Swindal; trying to be anonymous in Rome while advancing LBJ’s arrival;…
- Biographical information; Court Packing Bill; first meeting with LBJ, 1937-1938; appointed by FDR to the Department of Justice, Criminal Division; supported Rayburn for VP in 1944; court backlog; FDR's support of LBJ; transfer to Antitrust…
- Comparison of JFK and LBJ administrations; Lisle Carter; HEW; Adam Yarmolinsky; Chris Weeks; Sargent Shriver; discusses basic staff relations and how matters were handled; Job Corps; VISTA.
- [For interviews 1 and 2] Biographical information; first association with LBJ; first impressions of LBJ; appointment to FAA; Senators Hartke, Long, Magnuson and Monroney; flight service plan and service stations; medical department of the FAA
- Biographical information; CAB appointment; Northeastern Airlines decisions; air congestion and stacking over airports; role as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation; contact with Vice President Johnson; maritime strike; establishment of…