Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1980, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1980, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

17

Description:

Rather's work for Senator Alvin Wirtz and how it led to doing some work for then-Congressman LBJ; Rather's decision to become a permanent member of LBJ's staff; office activities the day of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor; LBJ's decision to enter active military duty following the attack on Pearl Harbor; how LBJ's office was run with Lady Bird Johnson's help during LBJ's deployment; life in Washington D.C. during World War II; LBJ's involvement in the Naval Affairs Committee; the Johnsons purchasing the KTBC radio station; what line of work LBJ might have followed if he'd gotten out of politics; LBJ's happiness in moving to the LBJ Ranch after retiring from politics.

Contributor:

Rather, Mary Alice, 1912-1990

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 Mary Rather

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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