Oral history transcript, A.M. "Sandy" Keith, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1979, by Joe B. Frantz
Title:
Oral history transcript, A.M. "Sandy" Keith, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1979, by Joe B. Frantz
Number of Pages:
38
Description:
Biographical information; Keith's military service with the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Marine Corps in Korea; Keith's marriage; how Keith went to work for Judge Harry Blackmun; Blackmun becoming a Supreme Court justice; Keith becoming a state senator; Keith's involvement in the 1960 presidential election and Hubert Humphrey's 1960 campaign; LBJ's strategy at the 1960 Democratic National Convention; reaction to LBJ's vice presidential nomination; the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) political party in Minnesota; Humphrey's career and support from the DFL; protestant versus Catholic political issues and support; John F. Kennedy's assassination and Keith's subsequent support for LBJ; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; LBJ campaigning in Minnesota; public opinion of LBJ in Minnesota; Humphrey's personality and popularity in Minnesota; public opinion of the war in Vietnam and how LBJ was handling it; Keith's view of the Vietnam War; Minnesota politics in 1966; Humphrey's 1968 presidential campaign; comparing Humphrey to LBJ; Keith's decision to retire from politics; 1968 as the end of an era; economic problems in 1979; LBJ's ability to influence the oil industry.
