Oral history transcript, Clarence S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Clarence S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

26

Description:

Biographical information; Redford's career history; school experience with LBJ in Johnson City; LBJ's involvement in sports; basketball rules and customs in Redford's youth; going swimming on LBJ's relatives' property; LBJ's Boyhood Home; playing poker with LBJ; church attendance in Johnson City; LBJ's mother, Rebekah Baines Johnson; LBJ becoming more driven in college; LBJ's affinity for people; Ben Crider's support for LBJ; the Pirtle House in San Marcos; Southwest Texas State Teachers' College officials keeping tabs on the whereabouts of students who were from out of town, including LBJ; Sam Ealy Johnson's professions and the family's financial status compared to the Redfords' and others in Johnson City; local interest in politics; LBJ's involvement in Welly Hopkins' campaign and LBJ's early interest in politics; LBJ teasing classmate John Dollahite; LBJ's and Redford's mothers' deaths

Contributor:

Redford, Clarence S.

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 Clarence S. Redford

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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