Biographical information; prosecution of George Parr while U.S. district attorney; fist knowledge of LBJ; friendship with Dan Moody; appointment as master in chancery for Jim Wells County for 1948 election controversy; Judge J. Whitfield Davidson; appointment of Mac Burnett for hearings in Zapata and Duval Counties; Stevenson and LBJ's lawyers; procedure in hearings; Luis Salas testimony; ballot boxes; testimony before Judge Davidson; opening of ballot boxes; Judge Black calls halt to proceedings; appearance of George Parr; Archer Parr; report to Judge Davidson; Smith's opinion that Stevenson's accusations were justified.
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Oral history transcript, William Robert Smith, interview 1 (I), 11/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-smithwr-19831109-1-84-71