Oral history transcript, Antonio J. Taylor, interview 1 (I), 11/23/1969, by David G. McComb

Thomas Jefferson Taylor’s work; the education of all three Taylor children; how Lady Bird got her nickname; childhood activities; Doris Odam Powell; the siblings’ inability to be together, due to circumstance; early impressions of LBJ; hunting with LBJ; why the Taylor children were sent away to school; later visits to Texas to see family; Senator-elect LBJ’s 1948 visit to Tony’s house; campaigning among Latin Americans; the 1964 campaign; visiting the Johnsons in Washington D.C. and at the Ranch; visiting the Ranch at the same time as Mexican President Adolfo Lopez-Mateos; trip to Oaxaca to pick up Senator Douglas; returning part of El Paso to Mexico and related events; experiences with Mexican officials at social events; Mrs. Johnson’s success in her roles as First Lady and wife; (dis)advantages of being the President’s brother-in-law; Taylor’s daughters, Mrs. Hopkins and Diana MacArthur.