Biographical information; interest in politics; meeting LBJ in 1946; characterization of LBJ as a professional politician; campaigning for LBJ; 1958 dinner honoring LBJ as a successful leader in the Senate; Sam Rayburn; Elkin's fundraising techniques; contact with the Treasury Department; credit crunch of 1966; experience as a local director of the Federal Reserve System; reflections on the FDIC during the Johnson years; James Saxton; proliferation of national banks; consultations with LBJ regarding banking and appointments; reaction to LBJ's decision not to run; admiration of Lady Bird
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