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Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Longoria came to see me about discrimination against her deceased husband. We sponsored several groups, one of them we called a young girls club Club -- and the chairman of this group was Miss Sara Moreno. Orchidia Sara Moreno, a young lady
Biographical information; American G.I. Forum; discrimination; reinterment of Felix Longoria; meetings with LBJ; campaigning for Stevenson with LBJ; LBJ’s decision not to run; 1960 campaign; Mexican-American organizations; ambassador to U.N

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 9 (IX), 9/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-- IX -- 9 J: I don't remember. G: Okay. If they did, it was not on a militant, mean basis. Now on the other hand we had the Felix Longoria case. Let me ask you to just recall as much of that as you can. (Interruption) J: Mr. Johnson--I've
Setting up LBJ’s Senate office; LBJ’s stand on various issues; support of African Americans; the Felix Longoria incident; Texas and national concerns; appointments; LBJ and Shivers; Leland Olds

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 5 (V), 8/16/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

L. Gillette PLACE: Kozy Korner Cafe, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 G: From LBJ's perspective, you had the Felix Longoria thing. But I wanted to ask you to talk generally about the Senate office and the process of being a senator as opposed
LBJ giving NYA scholarship money to black students at Prairie View, race relations in Texas, Ferguson County speech, LBJ's maiden speech--Unlimited debate speech of 1949, death of soldier (Felix Longoria), LBJ's relationship with Mexican-Americans.

Oral history transcript, Leslie Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, he asked to be assigned to a school which was predominantly Latin American, and that's when he was sent down to Cotulla. And I'm sure the Library must have some notations about the burial of the Longoria boy--let me see what his name was, I think I

Oral history transcript, James M. Rowe, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

and seventy-five, I believe it was, testified that they could neither read nor write English or Spanish and couldn't sign their own name, yet they wrote in J. M. Longoria. how you did that?" "Well, would you mind showing us Yes, they'd give him a ballot

before--of a MexicanAmerican named Felix Longoria who was denied burial in his home area I think, of Three Rivers, Texas. But I believe I've gone into all of that. G: You did attend the funeral, is that correct? J: Oh, you bet Lyndon did, and I
; the relationship between LBJ and Richard Russell; Robert Taft; tidelands controversy; Felix Longoria's burial; a letter from Herbert Hoover to Harry Truman regarding Hoover's public service; buying souvenir pieces of the White House during its renovation; Paul

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 20 (XX), 9/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: No, it was safe. It was safe. F: Because of the Parrs or simply because he had the Hispanic vote tied in? P: Well, because of the liberal situation. The majority of the-- F: Of course, when he put that guy [Felix Longoria] from--where was it?-- George West

an apartment for John and Nellie Connally in preparation for their arrival; Connally's work as LBJ's executive assistant; Truman's 1949 State of the Union Message; children's birthday party for Sam Rayburn; Felix Longoria; the University of Texas purchasing

Oral history transcript, Frank Oltorf, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

about; it . I was in the legislature ; we were back in session . And this Mexican solder had either been killed in Korea or had died in the service overseas . His name was Longoria . M: You know how to spell that? 0: Yes, L-0-N-G-0-R-I-A . I

raised hell about it to the point where he had the army fly that body to Washington and had him buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. G: That was Felix Longoria, I guess. W: That's right. G: I have a note here that Johnson

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