Peabody’s views of the JFK/LBJ ticket and his part in the campaign; casual meetings with LBJ and the Kennedys, their differences of opinion on various matters; description of differences in JFK, RFK, and LBJ campaign techniques; Lawrence O’Brien’s and Peabody’s participation as delegates to the convention; involvement in Mexican border problems; LBJ’s push for Federal-State relations; Peabody’s and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey’s reactions to LBJ’s announcement that he would not run for re-election; Peabody’s support for Humphrey; tear gas bombing incident; HHH getting the nomination but losing the election; Vietnam rioters; Peabody’s high regard for LBJ.
Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb
Citation
Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed September 7, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-peabodye-19690304-1-78-33