Oral history transcript, Ruth Prokop, interview 2 (II), 2/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette

Obstacles in getting information to LBJ; Esther Peterson's reluctance to speak to LBJ directly and her search for a person to present her views to LBJ; access to LBJ and his isolation from opposing viewpoints; Prokop's work on LBJ's 1964 presidential reelection campaign; Jeanne Vanderbilt's support for LBJ; Prokop's involvement with Adlai Stevenson presenting a marble bust of Eleanor Roosevelt to LBJ; 1966 meeting of congressional liaisons where LBJ spoke to them regarding his legislative program; how the work was assigned in the White House legislative office; the legislative office staff's work to obtain votes for their bills; drafting bills that would be more likely to gain support; the work of congressional liaisons; legislation that affected the major interests of particular congressmen or their districts; Prokop's response to LBJ's March 31, 1968, announcement that he would not seek reelection and public reaction on the streets outside the White House; Prokop's work preparing the HUD administrative history.