Oral history transcript, James M. Rowe, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, James M. Rowe, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Background of covering news in South Texas including Duval and Jim Wells Counties; impressions of Duval County and George Parr; vote controversy in the 1948 election; leaders in the South Texas counties; investigation by the Coke Stevenson people; reflections on Luis Salas; the Jim Wells County hearings; impressions of different local personalities involved; the Floyd murder; opinion of Haley book; Blake Gillen; Edgar Linkenhoger and Sam Houston Johnson; version of what happened to Box 13; Rowe's manuscript about Parr; change in the local system; comparison of Caro and Dugger books; history of the area

Contributor:

Rowe, James Melvin, Sr., 1910-1990

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 James M. Rowe

Subject:

1948 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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