Oral history transcript, Jack Albright, interview 2 (II), 6/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Jack Albright, interview 2 (II), 6/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

42

Description:

Visiting President Truman and a trip to the Truman Library; phones and photographers in the Truman home; lessons learned on a trip to Honolulu; why LBJ did not travel outside the US more often; incident involving LBJ purchasing a dead horse; malfunctioning public address systems; foreign trips; Ambassador Ed Clark; Southeast Asian Conference in Manila; Tyler Abell; secret trip to Vietnam; examples of LBJ making last-minute decisions; problem in Seoul with setting up for a public appearance; Jim Adams and Loyd Hackler; division of responsibility between Secret Service and the military; Punta del Este Conference; incognito trip to Uruguay with Bill Moyers, including a car accident; communications issues in Punta del Este; LBJ’s rapport with people from other countries; LBJ speaking Spanish; Glassboro, New Jersey, meeting with Kosygin; trip around the US to visit military troops; communication problems aboard the USS Enterprise; LBJ’s response to a Williamsburg, Virginia, minister’s anti-war statements.

Contributor:

Albright, Jack

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Jack Albright

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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