Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

20

Description:

John McCormack's refusal to stand in for LBJ as a favorite son at the 1968 Massachusetts Democratic National Convention; LBJ's campaign weakness; LBJ's efforts to win the Kennedy family's favor; the lack of loyalty of JFK's staff members to LBJ; 1964 vice presidential nominee possibilities, including Robert Kennedy; relationship between LBJ, Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey; Corcoran's belief that LBJ brought an equilibrium to the US; how LBJ was deceived by Robert McNamara in regard to Vietnam; how making college more accessible hurt the military and its academies; the inability of the military to attract well-qualified candidates; Corcoran's work in the 1968 presidential campaign.

Contributor:

Corcoran, Thomas G., 1900-1981

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Thomas G. Corcoran

Subject:

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Vietnam

Relation:

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Rights:

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