Oral history transcript, James O. Eastland, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, James O. Eastland, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

24

Description:

30 years in the Senate; first meeting with LBJ; LBJ's relationship with Senator Russell; LBJ as Minority Leader; Committee on Internal Security; McCarthy issue; tidelands issue; becoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the help of LBJ; LBJ as Majority Leader; 1957 Civil Rights Bill; 1960 election; Civil Rights Commission; JFK assassination; 1964 Election and convention; Mississippi delegation; Governor Bennett; Warren Commission; possibility of White House pressure; nominations clearing through the Judiciary Committee; Johnson appointment technique; conflict between LBJ and Ralph Yarborough; Senator Russell; airplane highjacking; Abe Fortas nomination; Thornberry nomination; 1968 election; LBJ's retirement; assessment of LBJ as President; Vietnam War; comparison to JFK; LBJ as a traitor to the South?; relationship between LBJ and HHH

Contributor:

Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986

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 James O. Eastland

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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