Oral history transcript, Jacob Javits, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Jacob Javits, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

8

Description:

Javits’ assessment of LBJ’s work in Congress; LBJ’s power in Congress; LBJ rewarding his supporters; comparison of LBJ and Bill Knowland and Everett Dirksen; the Lewis Strauss nomination; bills related to the Supreme Court; 1957 Civil Rights Act and Title II; LBJ’s pre-presidential policy with regards to the Middle East; the National Defense Education Act in 1958.

Contributor:

Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986

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 Jacob Javits

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Jacob Javits

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-javitsj-19851205-1-03-08

Date:

1985-12-05

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Jacob Javits, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-javitsj-19851205-1-03-08