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Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

gotten them. These were others, last-minute things. Anyhow, Lyndon started out the conversation something like this. "Well, here it is, boys. I have twenty-five thousand dollars that's been promised me for this campaign, and Lady Bird and I will put

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 3 (III), 6/9/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

job. Now, that's awful embarrassing to Charlie to think that he's being fired because he d idn' t do a good job. II Homer bit for it. Lyndon met us at the airport, picked us up. Lady Bird hadn't gotten to Washington, so we all went to Lyndon's

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 4 (IV), 6/15/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

apartment there at--oh, I think it was Kalorama Road was what it was. Lady Bird had one and he had one. Lyndon. And his car. He had two cars; So we went down. So here comes Gene Latimer, one of the boys, I got him a job with the Federal Housing

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 5 (V), 6/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that. Bird ran that, and Mary Rather. All right. Lady Now, Jim Forrestal was under secretary of the navy and [Frank] Knox was secretary of the navy. You know, he was a Republican from Chicago. And Roosevelt had made [Henry] Stimson, a Republican

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to it that I know it." I'm not saying she did it or who did, but someone did. So Sunday night Lady Bird called me and said, "Sam Houston, Lyndon and I want you to come and be here and stay with us. II I sai d, "Oh, Bird, that's awful thoughtful and I

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 7 (VII), 8/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the country. a story can. You see what I mean? And then here is the A picture can tell more than You can write what you want to. Now, if you ' 11 move over here a minute. [Looking at photo in his book], "Teenager Lynda, Lady Bird, Lyndon, and Mother

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 10/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

speech that he made on the air or not, on radio-G: I think we do. J: --but you have it up there anyhow. Now, Lady Bird came by the house and told me that Lyndon wanted me in Washington, so I went up there shortly after the election in November

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 9 (IX), 11/18/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

apartment at the Cliff Towers Apartments, you know, didn't tell a soul. So Lady Bird kept coming out to Mama, you know. staying at my mother's, being single then. are your plans?" insurance." "I really don't know. Uh huh. "Well, Sam Houston, what I am

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 6 (VI), 7/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

McKenzie gave a big party out at the Shoreham [HotelJ in which he, of course, invited me and my sister and my date and Lyndon and Lady Bird--they hadn't been up there but just a few months--and Senator Welly Hopkins, who was working in Washington

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 10 (X), 3/31/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

heard that. J: I know you haven't. There's a hell of a lot that Lady Bird never heard, or Lyndon never--and I'm not making it up, because I used to sit for hours with Lyndon, talking about it. But it's a fact. You can go check when he finally