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- LBJ Library Oral Historiesx
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- 1968 welcome to Senate phone call from LBJ; Hells Canyon power bill; description of how Senate business is conducted; LBJ's explanation of his role in nomination for VP in 1968; LBJ and Vietnam conflict; LBJ's capacity for generosity and…
- Background of covering news in South Texas including Duval and Jim Wells Counties; impressions of Duval County and George Parr; vote controversy in the 1948 election; leaders in the South Texas counties; investigation by the Coke Stevenson people;…
- LBJ's early interest in urban problems; the U-2 affair; LBJ and contact lenses; 1960 campaign and Democratic convention; LBJ-JFK transition; Pierre Salinger leaves the White House staff; JFK, LBJ, and support for big-city mayors; surtax issue;…
- Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, 1964
- 1948 campaign; John Connally’s role; Lady Bird and LBJ as campaigners; fund raising; Senators Wirtz and Russell; FDR and his death; venison story; LBJ’s relationship with his employees; letter count; Glenn Stegall; Walter Jenkins; compassion for…
- Service with LBJ in the House and Senate; characterization of LBJ's leadership qualities in the Senate; comparison of LBJ to Senators Knowland and Dirksen; LBJ's timing in bringing bills to the floor; recollections of specific bills and…
- Biographical information; positions at the Department of Labor; Task Force regarding the administration of the Landrum-Griffin Act; Labor Board; Bureau of Standards; Federal Workers
- Premonitions about the Dallas trip of November, 1963, and the JFK assassination; the transition from JFK to LBJ; Hays-Moyers relationship; LBJ story of internal revenue and a contribution to a Baptist Church; anecdote on admission of Outer Mongolia…