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Oral history transcript, E. Ross Adair, interview 1 (I), 3/12/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • and 1960, when names of Democratic President candidates were mentioned, that Mr. Johnson's name was always conspicuous. M: What was your assessment of the 1960 election, since it was such a close race between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon? A: Of course
  • ; contact with LBJ and White House staff; Vietnam; Johnson Administration legislative briefings; the Pueblo incident; reflections on LBJ in various situations; comparison and evaluation of the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson administrations
Oral history transcript, Palmer Hoyt, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • took a vice presidential position in 1960? H: Well, r really wasn't surprised because I felt that Jack Kennedy was a pretty smart politician, and he wanted LBJ over the willing candidates for a very particular reason. That was because LBJ