Oral history transcript, Edgar L. Ball, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Edgar L. Ball, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

40

Description:

Formation of Loyal Democrats and Dixiecrats; Harris County Democrats; Frankie Randolph; struggle for party control; Sam Rayburn; Johnson's role; precinct organization; race issue; committeeman/committeewoman controversy; 1956 Democratic National Convention; Johnson and labor

Contributor:

Ball, Edgar L.

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 Edgar L. Ball

Subject:

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Edgar L. Ball

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-balle-19830129-1-83-72

Date:

1983-01-29

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Edgar L. Ball, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1983, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-balle-19830129-1-83-72