Oral history transcript, Daniel Garcia, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Title:
Oral history transcript, Daniel Garcia, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Number of Pages:
35
Description:
Garcia’s family history; interaction with LBJ at the Welhausen school in Cotulla; LBJ’s return to Cotulla during the presidency; individuals who worked in the Cotulla school; LBJ speaking Spanish; racial relations in Cotulla; LBJ’s relationships with the school children; poverty among Cotulla’s Mexican-American children; getting Vice President LBJ to sign Garcia’s class picture; Garcia’s experience with the television show “I’ve Got a Secret” regarding LBJ spanking him in school; LBJ’s involvement with school athletics; LBJ’s influence on Garcia as a male teacher; 1985 status of the Welhausen school; La Raza Unida; visiting the Ranch; LBJ signing the National Education Act at his childhood school; the outcome of LBJ-initiated programs in Cotulla after LBJ left the school; subjects LBJ taught.
