Early relationship with LBJ; 1960 campaign; appointment as Secretary of Commerce; JFK leadership; Department of Commerce problems; JFK's staff; LBJ and civil rights; LBJ and the Vice Presidency; JFK-LBJ friction; Business Advisory Council; relation to JFK assassination; LBJ-RFK friction; LBJ's difficulty in delegating; B/P; foreign aid; business and government; resignation as Secretary; LBJ's loss of public support.
Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker
Citation
Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-hodgesl-19681010-1-74-61