Oral history transcript, Robert M. Jackson, interview 1 (I), 4/5/1965, by Eric F. Goldman

Title:

Oral history transcript, Robert M. Jackson, interview 1 (I), 4/5/1965, by Eric F. Goldman

Number of Pages:

24

Description:

Life at the Dodge Hotel; LBJ as secretary to Congressman Kleberg; Arthur Perry as secretary to Senator Connally; LBJ early participation in state campaigns; working conditions in Washington, social life, diet, etc.; LBJ a bundle of nervous energy, required very little sleep, thought movies were a waste of time; LBJ tended to all the duties Congressman Kleberg neglected: veterans' pensions, etc.; attending night sessions of Congress; the Texas Club; LBJ dating in Washington; no hobbies; no reading of popular magazines; LBJ a voracious reader of newspapers; LBJ-FDR agreement on policy; Rayburn-LBJ relationship; LBJ and the Texas delegation; LBJ gets NYA job; roadside parks; the "Little Congress;" LBJ drafts patronage agreement for Texas delegation.

Contributor:

Jackson, Robert M. (Robert Manson), 1907-1973

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 M. Sybil Jackson

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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