As naval officer assigned in 1943 to subcommittee on naval affairs investigating shipyards under LBJ's supervision; called back by LBJ during the Korean conflict to investigate morale of draftees; merger of three services into Defense Department; LBJ's concern with absenteeism in shipyards during WWII; LBJ's supervisory qualities and relations with staff members; Goldberg's impression of Dallas as a Republican stronghold; LBJ's lack of supporters in Dallas; LBJ as a friend.
Oral history transcript, Irving L. Goldberg, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
Citation
Oral history transcript, Irving L. Goldberg, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-goldbergi-19810410-2-95-7