Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 1 (I), 10/8/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 1 (I), 10/8/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

30

Description:

Meeting Vice President LBJ; Ed Weisl; birthday event for President Kennedy in 1962; occasions where Krim saw LBJ before he became President; Krim’s work producing films for President Kennedy and LBJ; New York fundraising for LBJ; history of the President’s Club and its growth; LBJ offering Mrs. Krim Presidential appointments; Krim’s support of Robert Kennedy; fundraising nationwide for LBJ; entertainment celebrities attending political fundraisers; 1964 Democratic National Convention; Don Cook; the “rewards” for large donations to the President’s Club; various encounters with LBJ as Krim’s duties increased; 1965 inauguration; May 1965 New York President’s Club event; LBJ asking Mathilde Krim to come to Paris with U.S. astronauts for an airshow.

Contributor:

Krim, Arthur B., 1910-1994

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 Arthur Krim

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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