Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Family background and biographical information; Parr's military service in WW II and Korea; Luis Salas' role in LBJ's 1948 U.S. Senate election; George Parr's contact with LBJ; George Parr's role in the 1948 U.S. Senate election; disagreement between George Parr and Coke Stevenson over a judgeship; how the Parrs gained political power in South Texas in the early 1900s; the elder Archer Parr's political friends; how George Parr rose to political power and wealth; George Parr's imprisonment for tax evasion and his eventual pardon; whereabouts of the Box 13 ballots from the 1948 U.S. Senate election; claims of election improprieties throughout Texas in 1948; ongoing traditions in Texas politics; the political scene in Duval County in 1984; Parr not being allowed to return to Duval County or politics; the treatment and punishment Parr received following his conviction for making false statements to a grand jury; Parr's hope of being pardoned and reinstated to the bar; selecting a site for a dam near Corpus Christi and repercussions of the selection; LBJ's advice that George Parr seek the aid of Abe Fortas; George Parr's suicide; inaccurate stories related to George Parr; how Parr spent his time in 1984.

Contributor:

Parr, Archer

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Archer Parr

Subject:

1948 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details