Sound recording of interview with Luí­s Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 9, side A, circa 1977

Discussion between Luís Salas, James Mangan, Eloy Aguilar, and Max Skelton regarding Salas's book and Mangan's article, and election manipulation in 1948 Senate race in Jim Wells County, Texas. Topics: Salas family; looking through Salas's papers; conversation with Eloy Aguilar in Spanish, mostly about Salas's personal history and his book, places in Texas and Mexico, Pancho Villa; Salas's vision for his book; structure of the book, inclusion of biographical details; possibility of movie deal, and steps to take; discussions in Spanish about payment for Aguilar's translation; book deal between Salas and publisher, maybe Aguilar, with AP possibly running a series on the book; nuances of translation, Salas's concerns; Aguilar's experience with translation in Mexico City