Oral history transcript, E. Ross Adair, interview 1 (I), 3/12/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Title:

Oral history transcript, E. Ross Adair, interview 1 (I), 3/12/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Number of Pages:

30

Description:

Biographical information; early impressions of LBJ; LBJ's relationship with Sam Rayburn; LBJ and foreign policy in the Eisenhower Administration; LBJ as majority leader; the 1960 election; the JFK legislative program; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; contact with LBJ and White House staff; Vietnam; Johnson Administration legislative briefings; the Pueblo incident; reflections on LBJ in various situations; comparison and evaluation of the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson administrations

Contributor:

Adair, E. Ross (Edwin Ross), 1907-1983

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

Subject:

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961; Vietnam; 1960 campaign

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

E. Ross Adair

Interviewer(s):

Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-adaire-19690312-1-74-158

Date:

1969-03-12

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)