Oral history transcript, O.J. Weber, interview 2 (II), 12/28/1989, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, O.J. Weber, interview 2 (II), 12/28/1989, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

19

Description:

LBJ's 1941 U.S. Senate campaign loss; extension of the Selective Service Act; the bombing of Pearl Harbor; LBJ volunteering for active military duty; LBJ and John Connally in California; LBJ's contact with his congressional office while he served in the navy; Weber witnessing LBJ's last will and testament; Weber's and LBJ's awareness of how the navy was doing in the war; the decision to have Lady Bird Johnson sign LBJ's correspondence while he was away on military duty; Lady Bird Johnson, Nellie Connally, and Mary Rather working in LBJ's congressional office; Lady Bird Johnson's meeting with Undersecretary of War Robert Lovett; staff members assigned to particular office duties, such as speaking to Texas constituents; LBJ's Silver Star award; Colonel Sam Anderson; author Robert Caro's writings about LBJ; Sam Rayburn's campaign to call congressmen who were serving in the military back to Congress; LBJ's schedule after returning from war and his work on the House Naval Affairs Committee; Weber's visit to the USS Missouri.

Contributor:

Weber, Otto, J., Jr., 7/12/1920-6/5/2010

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with O.J. Weber

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Rights:

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