Spears' youth; Spears' entry into politics; getting to know LBJ; Spears role in the 1948 and 1954 elections; LBJ becoming favorite son in 1956; Spears' relationship with Allan Shivers; Shivers becoming a Republican; 1960 Los Angeles convention; Spears' support for LBJ as Vice-President; the relationship between LBJ and John F. Kennedy; Spears' appointment as a federal judge; Johnson's relationship with Ralph Yarborough; removing himself from politics as a judge; asking LBJ for favors; Mrs. Johnson; LBJ's good qualities.
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Oral history transcript, Adrian A. Spears, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1971, by David G. McComb, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-spearsa-19710611-1-77-29