Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

100

Description:

Engelhard’s family history; marriage to Fritz Mannheimer; leaving France for Spain to avoid testifying against Mr. Daladier and Mr. Reynaud; conditions and traveling during World War II; fleeing to Argentina and later returning to Europe; moving to the United States and involvement in the microfilm business; New York Governor Alfred Smith; a plane crashing into the Empire State Building; marrying Charles Engelhard; Engelhard’s political career; Engelhard’s involvement in the gold business; race relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings; Committee for the Preservation of the White House; the White House crèche; highway beautification bill; Mike Mansfield; the death of President Holt of Austalia; traveling from Australia to Vietnam and Rome with LBJ; visiting the Vatican; LBJ’s decision not to run in 1968; post-Presidential visits to the Ranch; the Johnsons’ visits to Florida; LBJ and Charlie Engelhard’s heart conditions; Charlie’s and LBJ’s deaths; characteristics of LBJ; LBJ’s humor; what LBJ liked about the Engelhards; Mrs. Johnson.

Contributor:

Engelhard, Jane

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 Jane Engelhard

Subject:

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961; Beautification; Humor and mimicry; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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