Oral history transcript, Walter C. Hornaday, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Walter C. Hornaday, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

29

Description:

Biographical information; met LBJ during loss in first run for Senate, loss by 1,511 votes; LBJ’s manner in giving ‘the works;’ LBJ’s tendency toward secrecy; LBJ’s temper and ambition; landslide victory in 1948; six offices plus the ‘Emperor’s Room;’ Ted Dealy; Bobby Baker, LBJ’s right hand man; Sam Houston Johnson; eastern press; Ralph Yarborough; retiring in 1958.

Contributor:

Hornaday, Walter C.

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 Walter C. Hornaday

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Walter C. Hornaday

Interviewer(s):

Joe B. Frantz

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-hornadayw-19700413-1-79-3

Date:

1970-04-13

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Walter C. Hornaday, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-hornadayw-19700413-1-79-3