Jordan's impressions/recollections of Senator Richard Russell; long hours worked by Senators Russell and LBJ; Jordan's impression of LBJ as a 'very lofty' person; Senator Russell's opposition to the 1957 Civil Rights Bill; Russell's inability/refusal to change as times changed; LBJ's change from a 'southern' to a ‘western' outlook; Russell as LBJ's senate mentor; LBJ's dominant personality and power of persuasion; Senator Robert Kerr; Jordan's activities as advance man for LBJ in the 1960 and 1964 presidential campaigns.
Oral history transcript, William H. Jordan, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/5/1974, by Michael L. Gillette
Citation
Oral history transcript, William H. Jordan, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/5/1974, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-jordanw-19741205-1-78-38