Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 6, side A, undated

Title:

Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 6, side A, undated

Duration: (min: sec):

46:09

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: Investigation of 1948 election; possible indictment of clerks; Ed Lloyd; possible consequences of investigation; Truman train boarding was not in Corsicana; Presidential logs at Truman Library; Givens Parr; changes in Salas’s story; George Parr’s money; vote count timeline, estimates; Clarence Martens; San Diego meeting with LBJ, Loyd, and Parr, decision to add votes; B.F. Donnell and Kellis Dibrell; reporting; location of tally lists, ballot box; true vote count; news stories of election and aftermath, burning of ballots by a janitor.

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:

Sudden loud noise at 1:15, after which it is easier to hear; Written on cassette: “Side #1”

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted