Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Title:
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Number of Pages:
31
Description:
Corcoran's interest in LBJ and Texas politicians in the 1930s; FDR's Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; LBJ's 1937 congressional campaign; LBJ's support for FDR; Alvin Wirtz; Corcoran's work with LBJ and the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales River Authority; preparing for FDR's 1940 presidential campaign; Corcoran's work on LBJ's 1948 election to the U.S. Senate; how LBJ became Senate minority leader; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's and Corcoran's relationship with the Kennedy family; Joe Kennedy's proposal to make LBJ run for president in 1960 with JFK as his running mate.
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Interviewee:
Thomas G. Corcoran
Interviewer(s):
Joe B. Frantz
Specific Item Type:
Oral history
Type:
Text
Format:
Paper
Identifier:
oh-corcorant-19690726-1-na-corcoran
Date:
1969-07-26
Time Period:
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
Citation
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz,
LBJ Library Oral Histories,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 02, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-corcorant-19690726-1-na-corcoran