Meeting LBJ in the 1930’s; whether or not LBJ’s personality changed over the years; confrontations between Texas liberals and conservatives with LBJ cought in the middle; Paul Butler’s attempts to gain power and to make the Democratic party more liberal; LBJ’s early aspirations for the presidency; Lady Bird’s character and influence on LBJ; Butler’s 'wooing' of blacks in 1957-1959; LBJ’s disuse of the NDC during his presidency; 1960 Convention; JFK’s treatment fo LBJ compared to LBJ’s treatment of HHH; JFK, LBJ and press attitudes; anti-Johnson campaign 1960-1969; contacts with President LBJ and Lady Bird;
Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Citation
Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-louchheimk-19690401-1-79-62