Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 2 (II), 2/3/2011, by Mark Updegrove

Title:

Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 2 (II), 2/3/2011, by Mark Updegrove

Number of Pages:

26

Description:

The relationship between President Dwight Eisenhower and Congress in 1957; why the White House and Congress were able to work together better in the 1950s than in 2011; increased patriotism and optimism following World War II and the Depression; the G.I. Bill; McGovern's first impressions of LBJ; utilizing farm surpluses to reduce hunger in the U.S.; John F. Kennedy's visit to South Dakota to announce Food for Peace; JFK as president; the day JFK was assassinated; McGovern's relationship with JFK and Robert Kennedy; civil rights legislation debate; civility among legislators; the New York Times not running a story about Senator James Eastland referring to Anwar Sadat as a "nigger;" McGovern and Frank Church meeting with Hubert Humphrey about support for the Vietnam War effort; why McGovern spoke out against the war in Vietnam as early as 1963; McGovern's expectation that LBJ would get U.S. troops out of Vietnam after the 1964 presidential election; Wayne Morse, Ernest Henry Gruening, and other senators who spoke out against Vietnam by 1965; visiting the LBJ Ranch in 1972 to discuss McGovern's presidential campaign with LBJ; LBJ's endorsement of McGovern's candidacy; Bill Clinton's work for McGovern; events of 1968; LBJ's legacy; why LBJ didn't get out of Vietnam

Contributor:

McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-

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 George McGovern

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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