Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 7 (VII), 10/9/1978, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 7 (VII), 10/9/1978, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

20

Description:

LBJ's early congressional and senate campaigns; Governor James V. Allred's support for LBJ's 1937 congressional campaign to succeed James P. Buchanan; LBJ's opponents in the campaign; 1937 campaign strategy and contributors to the campaign; LBJ's friendships with businessmen, politicians, journalists, and other powerful people; varied support for LBJ throughout the 10th Congressional District; Albert Sidney Burleson; ethnic groups represented in the 10th District; LBJ's typical campaign schedule; Lady Bird Johnson's role in the campaign; the important people to see in each town while campaigning; LBJ's appendicitis attack two days before the election and surgery; Mrs. Johnson activities on election day; LBJ's surgery and how he was as a patient; LBJ's early work as a congressman.

Contributor:

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007

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 Lady Bird Johnson

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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