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- 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…
- Biographical information; work on Credentials Committee at 1964 Democratic Convention; support for Adlai Stevenson at 1956 and 1960 Conventions; JFK’s nomination at 1960 Convention; becaming a State Dept. employee 1965; contact with Senator Robert…
- Biographical information; Greigg's congressional campaign in 1964; the Feed-Grains program; Democratic Party support for Greigg's campaigns in 1964 and 1966; how Greigg gained a seat on the House Agriculture Committee; a vote involving…
- LBJ's relationship with John Connally; first statewide radio broadcast; LBJ on the stump; the idea of the helicopter; preparedness the key theme; LBJ's reputation as a Congressman; LBJ and minority groups; campaign appearances; close vote…
- How Swidler met the Johnsons; LBJ's attitude toward oil and gas regulation while he was still a senator; Lee White, Swidler's successor as chairman of the Federal Power Commission (FPC); an incident regarding authorization of the…
- 30 years in the Senate; first meeting with LBJ; LBJ's relationship with Senator Russell; LBJ as Minority Leader; Committee on Internal Security; McCarthy issue; tidelands issue; becoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the help…
- The work of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee under LBJ; how Reedy met LBJ and went to work for him; how being on the Preparedness Subcommittee helped LBJ's political career; the increased price of tin due to limited manganese supplies; the…
- Russell Long's support for LBJ's programs and how Long compared to Harry Byrd, Sr., as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; tax increases to help pay for the Vietnam War; Winston Prouty's and Vance Hartke's proposed…
- Biographical information; circumstances leading to job at the White House; nature of work; systems organized for presidential appointments; personnel involved; appointment process; use of contacts; the Betty Furness appointment; LBJ and appointments…