Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

50

Description:

Family political history; early recollections of the Johnsons; campaigning in 1952 and 1960 for/with his father, Stuart Symington; biographical information; 1960 convention and their belief that Stuart Symington would be asked to run for VP; LBJ’s acceptance of VP nomination; Stuart Symington’s relationship with LBJ; RFK and Joe McCarthy; how Symington became Deputy Director of Food for Peace; campaigning for the JFK/LBJ ticket; a Peace Corps-like proposal and ending world hunger; public policy related to food and China; the problem of being under a committee system; East-West trade and U.S. trade policies; Nixon’s proposal to open international trade; the Department of Agriculture; how Symington became assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy and the work he did in that role; Georgi Borshakov and Ambassador Dobrynin; Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett; Symington’s involvement in the Mississippi University civil rights problem; community involvement in Oxford, Mississippi; effective methods of disagreeing with people.

Contributor:

Symington, James W. (James Wadsworth), 1927-

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 W. Symington

Subject:

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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