Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

19

Description:

LBJ’s association with President Roosevelt; LBJ as a New Dealer compared to Maury Maverick as a populist; LBJ turning to Sam Rayburn for advice and support; LBJ urging Poage to run against O’Daniel for a Senate seat; the 1948 election; Poage’s and LBJ’s interest in Enchanted Rock; Poage advising LBJ to maintain voting district as Blanco/Llano rather than Travis County.

Contributor:

Poage, W. R. (William Robert), 1899-1987

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 William R. (Bob) Poage

Subject:

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961; 1948 campaign

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

William R. (Bob) Poage

Interviewer(s):

Michael L. Gillette

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-poagew-19770620-2-79-77

Date:

1977-06-20

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-poagew-19770620-2-79-77