Planning the JFK/LBJ 1963 trip to Texas; JFK and LBJ visiting Houston; Valenti’s role in the Texas trip; Connally/Yarborough feud; JFK and LBJ visiting Ft. Worth; events surrounding the assassination of JFK; LBJ becoming President and the plane trip back to Washington D.C.; LBJ’s first night as President; the combined LBJ/JFK staff; Ted Sorenson; LBJ’s State of the Union address and concern over the budget; Senator Harry Byrd; getting the budget under $100 billion; task forces; Negro voting rights; Valenti’s role in congressional relations; LBJ’s schedule and keeping visitors on/off the record; Valenti’s approach to being a presidential liaison; the 1964 campaign; LBJ picking a running mate.
Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Citation
Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 31, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-valentij-19691018-2-78-70