Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

39

Description:

Coverage of 1959 Khrushchev visit; Khrushchev's dislike of the press; Mesta Machine Tool Company tour; JFK's choice of LBJ as VP; reflections on JFK's trip to Texas in 1963 and the days following the assassination; experience as a witness to LBJ's swearing in on Air Force One; admiration of LBJ's handling of his transition to the presidency; LBJ as an "activist president"; LBJ and the press; anecdote describing LBJ's reaction to taking unnecessary risks in crowds following the JFK assassination

Contributor:

Davis, Sid, 1927

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 Sid Davis

Subject:

Assassinations; JFK Assassination

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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