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- 1987x
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- The 1968 proposed tax surcharge to address rising costs of the Vietnam War and curb inflation; support from the business community for the tax surcharge; Civil Rights Act of 1968; Everett Dirksen's role in passing the cloture vote; the Housing…
- LBJ's refusal to participate in a debate; JFK and Richard Nixon's second, third, and fourth debates; LBJ seeking Stanton's advice on improving his television appearances; LBJ using a lavaliere microphone; Morley Safer's 1965…
- Medicare bill history and Mills’ support of it; legislative support for the Medicare bill; increased hospital costs and doctors’ fees; Social Security benefits; LBJ’s support of Medicare; changes in Medicare bill during legislative process;…
- the state of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) when O'Brien became chairman; O'Brien's immediate reorganization of the DNC and new priorities; efforts to build the relationship between the DNC and Congress; DNC help with 1970…
- Meeting LBJ in regard to a CBS affiliate in Austin; LBJ’s involvement with, and knowledge of, the radio business; Jesse Kellam; radio stations as investments in the 1940’s; how LBJ obtained a television station; Larry Fly; the involvement of…
- Visiting LBJ after his 1955 heart attack; the advent of cable television; speaking to Emanuel Celler’s antitrust subcommittee on the House Judiciary committee and Stanton’s resulting relationship with Celler; the relationship between LBJ and…
- Biographical information; working for Homer Thornberry; Lady Bird Johnson as a businesswoman; Jesse Kellam; how Gideon came to know LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; the relationship between LBJ and Wirtz; George and Herman Brown; the relationship between Wirtz and…
- The loss of Democrats in the Congress in 1967, especially in the House of Representatives; O'Brien's continued involvement in the legislative program in 1967 while advocating for postal reform and a change in postal rates; the strength of…