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- Poage, W. R. (William Robert), 1899-1987x
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- INCREASED SUGAR QUOTA FOR AUSTRALIA IN RETURN FOR LOWERING THEIR IMPORTS OF CATTLE; GLOBAL VERSUS COUNTRY SUGAR QUOTAS AND EFFECT ON SUGAR PRICES; LBJ REMINISCES WITH A PERSONAL STORY ABOUT SUGAR RATIONING IN WWII; RUSSELL LONG
- Poage's involvement with LBJ 1937-1969; election campaign politics; REA, dams built across central Texas by LCRA; relationship between LBJ and Ralph Yarborough; closing of air bases in Texas; agricultural politics and how parity affected…
- LBJ's association with President Roosevelt; LBJ as a New Dealer compared to Maury Maverick as a populist; LBJ turning to Sam Rayburn for advice and support; LBJ urging Poage to run against O'Daniel for a Senate seat; the 1948 election;…