Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Biographical information; first meeting with LBJ; 1960, 1964 Democratic conventions; association with LBJ during the vice presidency; NBC’s handling of the news after the JFK assassination; meetings with LBJ; credibility gap; Georgetown Press; reputation as a hawk in Vietnam erroneous; Robert Kintner; rivalry between RFK and LBJ; Presidential press secretaries; LBJ seeking professional advice on TV style; conscious of Texas twang; Barry Goldwater; George Wallace; 3/31 speech; evaluation of LBJ as a President; Secretary Udall; Lady Bird’s effort to make America conservation conscious; assessment of history’s judgment of LBJ’s presidency; LBJ’s interest in the space program.

Contributor:

Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974

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 Chester R. Huntley

Subject:

Assassinations; JFK Assassination; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Outer Space; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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