Sound recording, three segments including notes of James Mangan re: Luís Salas, 9/23/76, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 4, side A

Title:

Sound recording, three segments including notes of James Mangan re: Luís Salas, 9/23/76, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 4, side A

Duration: (min: sec):

46:04

Description:

Three segments: 0-13:00; 13:00-45:05; 45:05-46:00. Segment 1: AP reporter James Mangan dictates his notes from a 9/23/76 meeting between Luís Salas, Max Skelton, and himself regarding disputed votes in Jim Wells County, Texas, during the 1948 Senate election. Topics: Stolen 1948 Senate election: involvement of George Parr, Ed Lloyd, Luís Salas; vote manipulation in Jim Wells, nearby counties in 1940s; San Diego, TX meeting with LBJ, Parr, Lloyd, and Salas; Salas’s role was confirmation of 200 extra votes; investigation; Parr, LBJ, others join President Truman campaign train in Corsicana, Justice Hugo Black ends investigation same day; during investigation Salas visited by LBJ then Texas Rangers; Salas lied during investigation; Salas no longer lives in Alice. Segment 2: Press Q-and-A with coach Homer Rice. Topics: Definition of success; development of student athlete at Rice University; practice structure; new offensive strategy; recruiting; dedication to new role at Rice. Segment 3: Press briefing re: unnamed disease in animals, for laboratory study.

Contributor:

Mangan, James W.

Collection:

Papers of James W. Mangan

Collection Description:

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Series:

Sound Recordings

Location Details:

Segment 1: In the car outside Salas home in Alice, Texas?

Subject:

Congressional elections; Texas; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Press

Archivist's General Note:

Three apparently unrelated segments, segments 2 and 3 are incomplete. Second has poor audio quality. Segment 1 appears to be contemporanous with Skelton recording on tape 7, side A.; Written on cassette: Luis SALAS INTVW 9/23/76"

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted