Meeting LBJ in 1955; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; Abell's father-in-law Senator Earle Clement's career; LBJ trying to do favors for his colleagues; adjourning Congress for the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles; overestimating the likelihood of LBJ being chosen as a presidential nominee in 1960; Senator Hubert Humphrey saying that he did not want to be vice president; opinions of the Kennedy/Johnson ticket in 1960; conflict among the Kennedys over LBJ's nomination; the aftermath of the Los Angeles convention; Abell's work during the 1960 campaign; cooperation between the presidential campaign staff and local officials on campaign trips; LBJ's staff members; Abell's wife Bess going to work for LBJ; how LBJ got along with the Kennedy family and staff compared to how he got along with other people in Washington D.C.