Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Goldwater's senate experience with LBJ; lawyers in Congress; the Taft-Hartley Act and labor unions' influence on Congress; Joe McCarthy and censure; LBJ as Senate Majority Leader; LBJ not wanting to be vice president; LBJ's first heart attack; LBJ's temper and why senators respected it; partisanship in the Senate; John F. Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Jimmy Hoffa; LBJ's interest in space; foreign aid under Eisenhower; LBJ's Senate work; Robert McNamara; LBJ keeping JFK's staff members; LBJ's understanding of foreign affairs; Melasky's efforts to educate the public regarding Vietnam; LBJ's vice-presidency; LBJ's familiarity with military operations; John Tower; Ralph Yarborough; 1964 election and campaign; comparing the economy of 1960's to 1971 with Japan's economic influence.

Contributor:

Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998

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 Barry Goldwater

Subject:

Outer Space; Foreign aid; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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