Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/13/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/13/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

28

Description:

Biographical information; how Jones met LBJ; LBJ getting Jones a job on the staff of Congressman Kleberg; LBJ as taskmaster; LBJ’s relationship with Kleberg; LBJ’s inability to relax; LBJ’s work as Texas director of the National Youth Administration; LBJ’s 1937 campaign for Congress; Claude Wild’s influence on LBJ as his campaign manager; Lady Bird; Fort Worth incident to keep LBJ off the runoff ballot; Abe Fortas’ prepared opposition paper.

Contributor:

Jones, Luther Edward, Jr., 1914-1999

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 Luther E. Jones, Jr.

Subject:

National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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