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Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 2 (II), 9/16/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with him and Lady Bird. It was sort of confusing. were all sorts of people in different rooms. out which side Lady Bird was on. There I couldn't figure I don't think she really knew. He was getting conflicting advice all day. Finally I think--I
at start of LBJ presidency; LBJ and his advisors; LBJ’s method of operation; press comparison of LBJ and Nixon; 1964 campaign; LBJ and Mike Mansfield; Democratic National Committee; fund-raising committees; Lady Bird and Mrs. Rowe

/oh He fiddled around in Australia I think it was. I remember when we went out to the house after he was back and he showed some movies he'd taken. One was of a very pretty woman in a park, and Lady Bird said, "Who's that, Lyndon, that pretty
Can’t Do It Club; extension of the Selective Service Act; Rowe’s getting in to the Navy; Lady Bird’s work in the office; Tom Clark; KTBC; Eugene Cox incident; Brown and Root tax case; Hardy Hollers; tideland legislation; Leland Olds appointment; natural

. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Who else was there? Lady Bird, Watson, [Larry] O'Brien some of the time, about just how to organize and how to get started. G: Was there a general strategy for 1968? R

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 1 (I), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to come to dinner quite often at our house with Lady Bird, and he was a great talker and a great charmer. Let's say we had twelve people for dinner, and sitting around after dinner he would grab them and hold them for a long period. You have been

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