Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 10 (X), 10/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 10 (X), 10/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

33

Description:

Reminiscences from 1950-1952; LBJ’s Texas trips; Eisenhower; the gas bill; Donald Cook; Korea; the Preparedness Committee; election as Democratic whip; the Douglas MacArthur firing; Jenkins’ campaign for Congress; death of Alvin Wirtz; acquiring the LBJ Ranch

Contributor:

Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985

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 Jenkins

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Walter Jenkins

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-jenkinsw-19831006-10-87-25

Date:

1983-10-06

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 10 (X), 10/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-jenkinsw-19831006-10-87-25