Biographical information; how they came to Washington; meeting the Johnsons; Dick Kleberg; Texas State Society; Sam Rayburn; LBJ's early influence in Washington; gaining support for LBJ in Dallas; 1960 convention; women's tea party tours; campaigning in Texas; Ladies for Lyndon; the whistle-stop campaign; how they responded to opposition while campaigning; LBJ as VP; incidents at the Adolphus Hotel with LBJ and Adlai Stevenson; Bruce Alger; the time following the assassination; how the assassination hurt Dallas' reputation; Walter Jenkins; the effect of LBJ's position on their friendship; Dale's work as chairman of LBJ's inauguration; the inaugural balls; money made from the inaugural events; accompanying Lady Bird to parties; LBJ and parties; Sam Rayburn's birthday parties; the Elms; preparing for the 1968 campaign; reaction to LBJ's decision not to run for re-election in 1968.
Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Citation
Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-millerd-19690826-1-78-29