Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

47

Description:

Biographical information; 1928 convention; repeal of the 18th Amendment; Henry Wallace; Harry S. Truman; BEHIND THE BALLOTS and THE JIM FARLEY STORY; first meeting with LBJ; 1941 Johnson vs. O’Daniel campaign; Eisenhower; Kennedy-Kefauver fight for Vice President; 1960 campaign; 1940 election; motion for abrogation of 2/3s rule; contact with LBJ when he was Senate Majority Leader; Paul O’Dwyer and Allard Lowenstein; Dump Johnson movement; LBJ legislation proposed and enacted to help the people of the U.S.; Hubert Humphrey; law and order issue; Labor Union; open immigration policy of the Democratic Party; LBJ’s place in history; science of politics and LBJ; difference in roles played by Farley and Bailey as National Chairmen of the Democratic Party.

Contributor:

Farley, James Aloysius, 1888-1976

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with James A. Farley

Subject:

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Immigration; 1960 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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