Oral history transcript, Sam Low, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Sam Low, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

62

Description:

Biographical information; Low’s father’s work in LBJ’s 1937 Congressional campaign; 1941 special election to fulfill Senator Morris Sheppard’s term; explanation of the east Texas ballots that allowed W. Lee O’Daniel to win over LBJ; Low’s WWII activities in Chile with Board of Economic Warfare; LBJ’s 1948 campaign for the Senate; the Taft-Hartley Act and LBJ’s relationship with labor forces; LBJ’s enemies in the 1940’s and 1950’s; Coke Stevenson; Clint Small; Wright Morrow; Dan Moody’ J. Evetts Haley; U.S. position on tariffs in the 1930’s under Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, and after WWII; 1965 battle to head the Texas Democratic Party delegation to the Convention; LBJ vs. Allan Shivers; LBJ as favorite son candidate for President; Texas delegation’s support of JFK for vice-presidential candidate under Adlai Stevenson; LBJ’s worth in the 1960 JFK/LBJ presidential ticket; 1965 reorganization of Customs; LBJ’s anger over criticism and impatience.

Contributor:

Low, Sam

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 Sam Low

Subject:

1948 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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