First meeting Lady Bird; worked for Esther Van Wagoner Tufty; her wedding; presentation of calf from LBJ and Rayburn to President Eisenhower; ready access; LBJ’s willingness to share credit with local Congressmen whenever a story broke; two real qualities of leadership; Lady Bird’s role as a wife of a Senator; 1964 whistle-stop tour of the South; Johnson home-mecca for Texans in Washington; supported LBJ’s unofficial campaign for the 1960 Presidency; covered Los Angeles convention; visit of Mrs. Shriver and Ethel Kennedy to Texas; LBJ’s ability to recall names; 1960 election night; began working for LBJ when VP.
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