LBJ's early interest in urban problems; the U-2 affair; LBJ and contact lenses; 1960 campaign and Democratic convention; LBJ-JFK transition; Pierre Salinger leaves the White House staff; JFK, LBJ, and support for big-city mayors; surtax issue; Berlin Wall issue; Barr as an observer during the 1967 Vietnam elections; Barr's view of the War on Poverty; Model Cities; Head Start; 1964 LBJ campaign visit to Pittsburgh; the March 31, 1968 speech; 1968 Democratic convention; housing issues; 1968 rioting in Pittsburgh; LBJ and the DNC; David Stahl appointed to the federal bench; evaluation of Lady Bird Johnson
Oral history transcript, Joseph M. Barr, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Citation
Oral history transcript, Joseph M. Barr, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 31, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-barrj-19690610-1-75-48