Biographical information; coverage of creation of LCRA in 1934; Alvin Wirtz; opposition to Wirtz and Buchanan forces in the legislature; water rights issues; public power; first association with and impressions of LBJ during the NYA period; Mrs. Johnson; Maury Maverick; the La Villita project; the Comal Steam Plant; lawsuits filed against LCRA by private utility companies; general managers of LCRA; Wirtz's influence on LCRA board members; LBJ's opinion of LCRA boards; evaluation of board members; Tom Miller; LBJ and Max Starcke; Pedernales Electric Co-op; soil conservation; LBJ's involvement; use of LCRA Administration Building at Lake Buchanan; electric fairs; LBJ and LCRA board
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Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-babcockj-19831122-1-84-80