Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1965, by Eric F. Goldman

Title:

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1965, by Eric F. Goldman

Number of Pages:

28

Description:

Student with LBJ at San Marcos Southwest Texas Teachers College, 1927; details of student expenses, influences and habits; LBJ's graduation in three years from a four-year plan; experiences as a teacher in Pearsall and Houston; Director of NYA in 1935 before leaving to run for Congress; housing in Austin, TX; list of people who helped and advised on NYA and the Congressional campaign; trip to D.C. on FDR's train

Contributor:

Deason, Willard, 1905-1997

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 Willard Deason

Subject:

National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Willard Deason

Interviewer(s):

Eric F. Goldman

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-deasonw-19650507-1-70-45

Date:

1965-05-07

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1965, by Eric F. Goldman, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-deasonw-19650507-1-70-45