Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

26

Description:

Preparations for the 1968 presidential election as of November 1967; O'Brien's involvement in the 1964 presidential election; O'Brien's white paper on how to wage a 1968 campaign; O'Brien's work on postal reform and efforts to include political fact-finding and support for LBJ in his travel throughout the country; growing concern among Democratic leaders about Vietnam; presidential campaign work and organization prior to 1968; problems in the New Hampshire and Massachusetts primaries; lack of support for LBJ in California and Wisconsin; organizational structure of LBJ's campaign and O'Brien's role in it; the powerlessness of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1967; John Bailey as chairman of the DNC; DNC finances; the 1967 Detroit riots and how they affected the Post Office Department; political problems with Sam Yorty and Jesse Unruh; O'Brien's loyalty in working for LBJ until LBJ announced that he would not seek re-election; LBJ's relationship with Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy; November 1967 discussion regarding whether or not LBJ should announce his intention to run for re-election; the state of the Post Office Department and LBJ's re-election campaign at the end of 1967.

Contributor:

O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990

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 F. O'Brien

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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