Sputnik; LBJ's attitude toward military and interest in space program; drafting the Space Act; Space Council activities; communication satellite; surpassing the Soviets; VP LBJ's attendance at Council meetings; LBJ father of the manned flight program; relationship between JFK and LBJ; selection of Houston for space center; NASA budget; supersonic transport planning; Post-Apollo planning; HHH as Chairman of Council; 1967 Apollo fire; visit with LBJ in retirement
Oral history transcript, Edward C. Welsh, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1969, by T.H. Baker
Citation
Oral history transcript, Edward C. Welsh, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1969, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-welshe-19690718-1-74-268