Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by Paul Bolton

Title:

Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by Paul Bolton

Number of Pages:

37

Description:

Biographical information; first contact with LBJ; Wirtz’s influence on LBJ; LCRA; Ralph Morrison; Wirtz as father of the idea of LCRA; Hydro-Power; Colorado River Company; Colorado River floods; help from LBJ when Congressman; Colorado dam financing; Texas Power & Light; transmission and distribution lines; cost of LCRA System; Pedernales Electric Cooperative; Bluebonnet Electric; pooling systems; Lake LBJ; Young "New Dealers"

Contributor:

Gideon, W. Sim, Sr., 1906-1996

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 Sim Gideon

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Sim Gideon

Interviewer(s):

Paul Bolton

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-gideons-19681003-2-69-79

Date:

1968-10-03

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by Paul Bolton, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-gideons-19681003-2-69-79