Oral history transcript, John Henry Faulk, interview 1 (I), 12/15/1989, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, John Henry Faulk, interview 1 (I), 12/15/1989, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

47

Description:

Faulk’s boarders, Mr. And Mrs. John Talley; how Faulk came to know of LBJ; J. Frank Dobie; Nazi Germany; racism; Faulk’s father; Faulk’s experience with black people; John Connally; LBJ’s career in the 1950s; 1956 Presidential election; meeting LBJ and arranging to work for him in Texas; Faulk’s activities during the McCarthy period; Faulk emceeing Washington D.C. events; Sam Rayburn; Richard Nixon; O.P. “Bob” Bobbitt; a supposed lawsuit against Texas Broadcasting Corporation; dispute with LBJ regarding Faulk’s job; Frank Stanton and Faulk’s job at CBS.

Contributor:

Faulk, John Henry

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 John Henry Faulk

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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