Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 22 (XXII), 1/8/1988, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 22 (XXII), 1/8/1988, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

33

Description:

Ed Welsh and the adoption of a plan to land a man on the moon; early competition between military branches and their fear of releasing secrets to NASA; how U.S. dominance in air power during World War II led other countries to advance technology in other military tactics, such as rocket power and supersonic speeds; Robert Kennedy's presidential aspirations in 1963; LBJ's reaction to criticism in the press; assumptions in 1963 about President Kennedy's political future; Barry Goldwater's chances of winning the 1964 presidential election; LBJ's conduct in becoming president after JFK's assassination; LBJ's refusal to understand the situations he had to act upon; LBJ's effort to resolve an airline machinists strike the same way the 1964 railroad strike was resolved; LBJ's lack of understanding of labor negotiations; LBJ's misunderstanding of public image; criticism of the preamble to the 1963 civil rights bill; how the civil rights bill changed under LBJ and passed in 1964; LBJ's vice presidential trip to Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland; LBJ's art purchase in Sweden; LBJ laying a wreath at the mass grave at Rovaniemi, Finland; attending a government dinner in Oslo; how LBJ related to people of varying economic status.

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