Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 5 (V), 11/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 5 (V), 11/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

48

Description:

White House staff deciding what to do after LBJ's presidency; LBJ asking Levinson to move to Texas rather than work for Gulf and Western; LBJ's expectation of long-term loyalty; final Cabinet meeting; Levinson's decision to move to New York; where former staff members went to work; Jack Valenti; Bill Moyers; financial aspects of being a White House staff member; Virgin Islands retreat; problems in Washington D.C. following the Martin Luther King assassination; Washington D.C. mayor Pat Murphy; "We Shall Overcome" speech and Richard Goodwin; the Subversive Activities Control Board; LBJ naming Simon McHugh to the SACB; Mary Wells' auto safety and minimum wage speeches; LBJ receiving communication media advice; Bob Kintner; keeping LBJ informed during weekends and trips; a water shortage during Levinson's first days at the White House in 1965; the first time Levinson saw LBJ in person.

Contributor:

Levinson, Larry, 1930

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson

Relation:

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Rights:

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