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- The relationship between American advisers and their South Vietnamese counterparts; American vs. Vietnamese areas of expertise; Vietnamese military cooperation; John Vann; Porter's personal interaction with Vietnamese military; American…
- Biographical information; how they came to Washington; meeting the Johnsons; Dick Kleberg; Texas State Society; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s early influence in Washington; gaining support for LBJ in Dallas; 1960 convention; women’s tea party tours;…
- 1960 Democratic National Convention; circumstances of working with JFK; duties; appointment and LBJ; impressions of Walter Jenkins; relations between JFK and LBJ's staffs; work with Tariff Commission during the LBJ Administration; LBJ's…
- Bay of Pigs: reasons for failure; criticism of JFK’s Administration; military-industrial complex discussed in reference to General Dynamics controversy; disapproval and disagreement with Robert McNamara’s policies; opinions on LBJ…
- Biographical information; first impressions of Mrs. Johnson; how Wilson was hired to be on Mrs. Johnson’s staff answering letters; the organization of Mrs. Johnson’s staff; how Mrs. Johnson interacted with her staff; Liz Carpenter; Sharon…
- 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…
- Wilson's work with the First Lady's Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; difficulties keeping committee projects on track; Mary Lasker; Laurance Rockefeller; Stewart Udall; the White House Conference on Natural Beauty; highway…
- Sputnik; Senate Preparedness Sub-Committee; LBJ’s relationship with Symington; General James M. Gavin; Special Committee on Space and Aeronautics; missile gap investigation; 1960 Democratic National Convention and campaign; LBJ as VP; Panama…
- Economic integration in Latin America; Council for Latin America; A.A. Berle Doctrine; history of investment pattern in Latin America; Servan Schreiber’s The American Challenge; phased concession contract; non-ex-ractive industries; problem of…