Oral history transcript, Morris Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Morris Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

20

Description:

Roberts' career in the Texas state legislature and work on the Democratic executive committee investigating alleged voting irregularities in Jim Wells County in 1948; Roberts' relationship with Coke Stevenson and serving under him on the Texas Liquor Control Board; Charlie Gibson's vote for LBJ at the state democratic convention in 1948; Stevenson's supporters in the executive committee; LBJ defeating Jack Porter to be elected to the U.S. Senate; Stevenson's response to LBJ's election success; Stevenson's finances; support for LBJ rather than Stevenson because LBJ supported the Taft-Hartley Act and Stevenson wouldn't state his view of it; Stevenson's trip to Washington, D.C.; Roberts' relationship with LBJ; voting irregularities throughout the state; Stevenson's staff and campaigns; LBJ's campaign style; support for Stevenson from William and Oveta Hobby and James and Miriam Ferguson

Contributor:

Roberts, Morris

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 Morris Roberts

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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