Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 17 (XVII), 6/11/1985, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 17 (XVII), 6/11/1985, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

48

Description:

Allen Dulles' 1960 visit to the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's visit with JFK in Hyannis Port following the 1960 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's attempts to identify with farmers on the campaign trail; Congress' inability to make progress in the session between the convention and election due to a lack of political stability; the JFK/LBJ 1960 campaign kickoff parade in Boston; LBJ drinking too much in El Paso at the beginning of the campaign; the nature of LBJ's campaign speeches; the Richard Nixon-Henry Cabot Lodge campaign; Kennedy's speech to the Houston Ministerial Alliance; JFK/LBJ campaigning in Texas; Lady Bird Johnson speaking at campaign stops; Mrs. Johnson's influence on LBJ; how dates and places get confused while campaigning; campaign fatigue; LBJ's support from the American Liberal Party (ALP); Maury Maverick's trial for giving ALP donations to Texans who could not afford the poll tax; Jewish support for LBJ; LBJ's campaign train trip through the South; LBJ's abrupt mood swings; the second Kennedy-Nixon debate; LBJ's trip to California in the 1960 campaign; watching the election returns from the Driskill Hotel in Austin; LBJ's drinking and consequent behavior; Jim Rowe's letter to LBJ regarding his excessive drinking and rude behavior; JFK's visit to the Ranch before his inauguration.

Contributor:

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

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 George E. Reedy

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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