Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

39

Description:

Biographical information; met LBJ in 1937 through Baines family tree research with LBJ’s mother; LBJ’s six years as Democratic Majority leader in Senate; JFK nomination; LBJ as VP; Heath as Ambassador to Sweden; as Chairman of UT Board of Regents, 1959; LBJ Library and public service at UT campus in Austin; Skidmore, Owens and Merrill were the architects selected for library design.

Contributor:

Heath, William Womack, 1903-1971

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 William W. Heath

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

William W. Heath

Interviewer(s):

Joe B. Frantz

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-heathw-19700520-1-74-281-a

Date:

1970-05-20

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1970, by Joe B. Frantz, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-heathw-19700520-1-74-281-a