Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 5 (V), 11/28/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 5 (V), 11/28/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

32

Description:

LBJ's efforts to get legislation passed in 1965; Lady Bird Johnson's interest in beautification; LBJ's interest in the environment; LBJ's awareness of the value of media, especially television and photography; LBJ's efforts to understand what to do regarding Vietnam; LBJ's efforts to keep the budget under $100 billion; LBJ's credibility gap and LBJ's claim that his grandfather fought at the Alamo; LBJ's visits to Australia; Bobby Baker; George Reedy, Bill Moyers, and George Christian as press secretaries; LBJ's interest in press secretary briefings; Davis' trip to Guam with LBJ in 1967; LBJ opening his private life to reporters; Davis' November 1968 interview with LBJ; how television and radio have changed since the 1960s and LBJ's understanding of the impact of television.

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

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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