First meeting LBJ; Labor’s opinion of LBJ in the Senate and support of Kennedy-Johnson ticket; LBJ as VP active on the Space Council; Landrum-Griffin Bill; talk with LBJ after the JFK assassination; LBJ’s legislative record; influence of organized labor on Capitol Hill; LBJ’s appointments; sale of wheat to Russia; 1964 railroad strike; Labor Department; proposed merger of Labor and Commerce Departments; collective bargaining guidelines; 14-B; Vietnam War; served on JFK’s Clay Commission on Foreign Aid; 3/31 announcement; AFL-CIO would have supported LBJ for another term; LBJ’s legislative achievements; assessment of LBJ’s presidency.
Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Citation
Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed September 2, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-meanyg-19690804-1-74-84