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Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
MM explains how she came to work for Lyndon Johnson, LBJ’s interaction with state office management, role of Walter Jenkins in office, LBJ’s attitude toward 1960 presidential nomination and campaign, relationship between LBJ and the Kennedys, and…
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 2 (II), 2/28/1984, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ’s recovery from 1955 heart attack, thoughts about becoming President, attitude toward civil rights, and race relations; covers period of 1955-1957.
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 3 (III), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette
Description of LBJ’s mother, story about campaign speech for Vance Hartke and a congressional candidate whose name LBJ could not remember, taping LBJ’s speeches, trip to Acapulco and friendship with Aleman and Guajardo, discussions about whether…
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 4 (IV), 2/26/1985, by Michael L. Gillette
Valenti describes working at a desk inside LBJ’s office after 1958, why LBJ delayed announcement of his presidential candidacy in 1960, reactions of LBJ and his supporters to JFK’s offer of Vice Presidential nomination, relationship between LBJ…
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 5 (V), 9/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette
Reactions of Johnson supporters to LBJ’s acceptance of Vice Presidential nomination, meeting of Johnson organization with Kennedy organization at Hyannis Port, campaign train trip in the South with LBJ in 1960, 1964 campaign trip with Mrs. Johnson,…
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 6 (VI), 5/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ’s feelings about transition from majority leader to Vice President, LBJ’s call to Conrad Hilton to arrange for a hotel room for an African diplomat, his attitude toward travels as Vice President and his approach to diplomacy, search by the…
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 7 (VII), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
Discusses several trips LBJ made as Vice President; describes a visit between LBJ and the Kennedys at George Brown’s house, and a visit to Prime Minister Nehru’s house.