Oral history transcript, Anita P. Winters, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1987, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Anita P. Winters, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1987, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Biographical information; Winters' childhood association with LBJ and his siblings; LBJ playing baseball; LBJ's parents; the Johnson family car; dances and fights between young men; LBJ's personality as a young man; LBJ breaking his leg; LBJ's leadership as a child; LBJ's marbles skills; Kittie Clyde Ross Leonard; LBJ's trip to California after high school; access to alcohol during the Prohibition; LBJ's involvement in fights; Rebekah Johnson's cooking; the Casparis' café in Johnson City and the chili there; Melvin Winters' construction work on the highway around Johnson City; LBJ's skill for politics from childhood; the Winters' first impression of Lady Bird Johnson; the relationship between LBJ and Lady Bird; Lynda and Luci staying with the Winters after school in Johnson City; the Johnsons staying with the Winters while the LBJ Ranch was being remodeled; LBJ's rush to complete construction at the Ranch; Lady Bird getting caught in a window at the Winters' house; Josefa Johnson's alcoholism and death; LBJ and alcohol; LBJ as a practical joker; the amphicar; LBJ as a hunter; LBJ's horses; LBJ's driving; the Winters' rides on Air Force One and LBJ's helicopter.

Contributor:

Winters, Anita P.

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 Anita P. Winters

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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