Oral history transcript, Charles L. Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Title:

Oral history transcript, Charles L. Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Number of Pages:

45

Description:

Outline of journalistic career; LBJ's unique handling of press during both Senate and White House years; Kennedy and Johnson humor; Jacqueline Kennedy's appreciation of LBJ; LBJ's swearing-in ceremony in Dallas; Kennedys thoughts of death and LBJ's potential as president; bitterness between Bobby Kennedy and LBJ; Bartlett's relationship with President Johnson and his White House staff; Vietnam War; Robert Kennedy's run for presidency; impressions of Kennedy family role in Johnson's selection of Kennedy running mate in 1960; Bartlett's assessment of LBJ's strengths and weaknesses

Contributor:

Bartlett, Charles 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 Charles L. Bartlett

Subject:

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Humor and mimicry; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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