Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 5, side A, 2/23/1977

Title:

Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 5, side A, 2/23/1977

Duration: (min: sec):

46:47

Description:

Follow-up questions for Luís Salas by AP reporters James Mangan and Max Skelton, seeking additional clarification on portions of his story regarding disputed votes in Jim Wells County, Texas, during the 1948 Senate election. Topics: Questions about timeline of 1948 count; reviewing Salas’s personal papers, history: election work, seven years on local draft board; LBJ responded to Salas’s request to help his son out of Korea; reason Salas left George Parr was unrelated to 1948; unsatisfactory response from later request to LBJ; confirming details of 1948 election: San Diego meeting, ballots, Corsicana trip, tally list theft; discussion about President Carter; story of LBJ, Ed Lloyd, George Parr visiting Salas when he was sick; no advance plan that extra votes would come from Alice; 1942-48 Salas could allocate votes at will; authenticity, location of Box 13; Mangan encourages Salas to tell his story; they decide to go to library photocopy a newspaper article.

Contributor:

Salas, Luís; Mangan, James W.; Skelton, Max Beck

Collection:

Papers of James W. Mangan

Collection Description:

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Series:

Sound Recordings

Location Details:

Salas home in Houston, Texas

Subject:

Congressional elections; Texas; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Press

Archivist's General Note:

Written on cassette: “Luis SALAS 2/23/77” “Salas #1”

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted