Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

79

Description:

Composition of the Policy Committee; Rayburn’s decision not to serve as chairman of the Democratic National Convention; Paul Butler and his role; liberals and the Democratic National Committee; LBJ’s lack of commitment to his candidacy for the presidential nomination; JFK’s campaign; civil rights bill; U-2 incident and LBJ’s reaction to it; the federal pay raise; the Sugar Act; Medicare; pre-convention campaign trip opening and closing of national campaign headquarters; John Connally and the campaign; LBJ announces; the Addison's Disease story; national convention in Los Angeles’ LBJ accepts the VP nomination; Rayburn and Nixon; Connally and LBJ; RFK; Acapulco trip; LBJ’s contribution to the ticket; the Jewish vote; the Adolphus Hotel incident and its results; contrasting of Dallas and Houston.

Contributor:

Reedy, George E. (George Edward), 1917-1999

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 E. Reedy

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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