Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 14 (XIV), 9/9/1979, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 14 (XIV), 9/9/1979, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

15

Description:

LBJ's 1941 Senate campaign; problems with LBJ's voice; LBJ's opponents in the race, including Gerald Mann, Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, and Martin Dies; filming the campaign on Lady Bird Johnson's movie camera; entertainment at campaign stops; LBJ's typical campaign schedule; Carroll Keach's work as LBJ's 1941 campaign driver and his duty to brief LBJ before campaign stops; campaign headquarters at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin and the staff who worked there, such as John Connally, Everett Looney and Tom Miller; LBJ smoking; final campaign stops in Houston and Johnson City; LBJ's handshakes; LBJ's relationship with Jesse Jones; LBJ's relationship with the press in 1941; campaign finances; waiting for the election returns in Austin; the initial belief that LBJ had won the election and the final announcement that W. Lee O'Daniel had won; the Johnsons' reaction to the defeat; FDR's and LBJ's efforts to extend the draft; a needlepoint gift from Ouida Ferguson Nalle; LBJ's return to work as a congressman soon after his Senate loss.

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