[For interviews 1 and 2] First impressions of LBJ; LBJ's visits to Kentucky Derby; the McCarthy censure; LBJ's powers of persuasion; LBJ's speaking engagements for Democratic candidates; 1960 campaign; how LBJ became VP candidate; Social Security Amendment in 1957; Lewis Strauss' nomination for Secretary of Commerce; Interstate Highway Bill; role of Whip in Senate
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Oral history transcript, Earle C. Clements, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1974, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 31, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-clementse-19741024-1-80-47