First acquaintance with LBJ in 1942; LBJ's request of Daniels to write speeches for John McCormack; LBJ's relations with President Roosevelt; assessment of LBJ as a young Congressman; concern about administration of Rural Electrification Administration; role of White House press secretary in 1945; impressions of other press secretaries; recollections of LBJ's early days in Washington and his race for Senate; support for Truman; Democratic Party allegiance; 1960 Democratic Party convention; assessment of the Cold War; achievement's of LBJ's administration