Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

21

Description:

LBJ's meeting with Richard Nixon and members of Nixon's Cabinet following the 1968 election; LBJ's interest in finding a cure for cancer; problems enacting civil rights legislation, such as "white flight"; problems with the implementation of Medicaid/Medicare; the relationship between LBJ and Nixon after the Johnson Administration; the relationship of LBJ, Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower during the Eisenhower Administration; enlisting the support of senators and governors in presidential election bids; LBJ's interest in space in the 1950s; U.S. vs. Soviet ballistic capability in the 1950s; legislation passed in the 1950s while LBJ was Senate majority leader; Richard Nixon's 1960 presidential campaign and Finch's view of the election; Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., as Nixon's running mate.

Contributor:

Finch, Robert H., 1925-

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 Robert H. Finch

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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