Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

38

Description:

Biographical information; first contact with LBJ; LBJ's legislative talents; generosity; LBJ's support of Diem; 1961 Vietnam trip; India stop; camel driver incident in Pakistan; LBJ's relationship with Richard Russell; LBJ's relationship with Republican leadership; relationship with Senate and White House press; relations with HHH; hot and cold staff relationship

Contributor:

Theis, John William

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 John William Theis

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

John William Theis

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-theisj-19771201-1-82-11

Date:

1977-12-01

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 10, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-theisj-19771201-1-82-11