Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

43

Description:

Biographical information; American G.I. Forum; discrimination; reinterment of Felix Longoria; meetings with LBJ; campaigning for Stevenson with LBJ; LBJ’s decision not to run; 1960 campaign; Mexican-American organizations; ambassador to U.N.; Council on Economic Opportunity; poll tax repeal; Medicare and Medicaid; Padre Island National Seashore; impressions of the Johnsons.

Contributor:

Garcia, Hector P.

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Hector Garcia

Subject:

1960 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

Hector Garcia

Interviewer(s):

David G. McComb

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-garciah-19690709-1-74-277

Date:

1969-07-09

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 25, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-garciah-19690709-1-74-277