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- Biographical information; Texas lawyers; LCRA and Buchanan Dam; PWA; meetings with LBJ; LBJ’s interest in rural electrification; Mansfield Dam name change; relationship with the Johnson’s; impression of the Johnson’s; Lake LBJ; LCRA…
- Biographical information; first contact with LBJ; Wirtz’s influence on LBJ; LCRA; Ralph Morrison; Wirtz as father of the idea of LCRA; Hydro-Power; Colorado River Company; Colorado River floods; help from LBJ when Congressman; Colorado dam…
- LBJ's efforts to get legislation passed in 1965; Lady Bird Johnson's interest in beautification; LBJ's interest in the environment; LBJ's awareness of the value of media, especially television and photography; LBJ's efforts…
- How the Alpha and Omega (A&O) group got started at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (STSTC); the Black Star athletic fraternity; Pyland's experience with members of the Black Stars; founding members of the A&O; Bill Deason's…
- Connections with LBJ; dedication of Museum of History and Technology; Court of Claims Buildling; Corcoran Gallery of Arts; Joseph Hirshorn Collection; National Collection of Fine Arts; LBJ’s taste in art; Peter Hurd; Jimilu Mason; National…
- Appointment to Presidential Advisory Council for the Office of Economic Opportunity while superintendent of schools in Pittsburgh; details of Pittsburgh’s pre-primary program in 1963-1964 (later called Head Start under OEO); composition of the OEO…
- The possibility of Wilbur Mills' presidential candidacy; the Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection, first led by George McGovern; changes in the delegate selection process to include more African-Americans, women, and young…
- The John F. Kennedy (JFK) administration's relationship with Carl Vinson and other southern Democrats; funding for an aircraft project and Vinson's argument with a staff member over his decision to support JFK; the knowledge and influence…
- Folklore of LBJ; statistics and the press; George Christian; 1968 campaign; Moyers
- Biographical information; contacts with Johnson; support of LBJ in 1960; Democratic Policy Commission; State Department informing Vice President's office; Potomac Marching Society; Kennedy Administration; working for Johnson; Advisory Committee…