Biographical and labor movement background; how he met LBJ; LBJ's position on labor issues; Keenan's opposition to LBJ as Vice Presidential nominee in 1960; Keenan's total support of JFK; Keenan's support of LBJ during the 1964 campaign; 1948 campaign for Truman; LBJ's social legislation while president; labor's support of social legislation to help working people; wage-price control; LBJ's decision not to run for re-election in 1968; LBJ's relationship with the Democratic National Committee.
Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb
Citation
Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-keenanj-19690725-1-78-109