Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 2 (II), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
Title:
Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 2 (II), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
Number of Pages:
13
Description:
Allan Shivers and Democrats for Eisenhower in 1952; the role of LBJ and Sam Rayburn in the 1956 Texas State Democratic Convention; Paul Butler and the Democratic Advisory Committee; party at Dewey Bradford's house; how LBJ won county and precinct conventions; LBJ's reluctance to get involved in state conventions; LBJ's involvement in the 1954 state Democratic conventions and appointment of national Democratic committee members and Democratic Executive Committee members; LBJ's relationships with Price Daniel and Ralph Yarborough; Democratic National Committeeman Byron Skelton and Committeewoman Frankie Randolph; support from organized labor; Jake Pickle's leadership on the state nominations committee; arguments at the September 1958 state Democratic convention in San Antonio.
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Interviewee:
Margaret Mayer Ward
Interviewer(s):
Michael L. Gillette
Specific Item Type:
Oral history
Type:
Text
Format:
Paper
Identifier:
oh-wardm-19810422-2-13-18
Date:
1981-04-22
Time Period:
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
Citation
Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 2 (II), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette,
LBJ Library Oral Histories,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 03, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-wardm-19810422-2-13-18