Oral history transcript, A. Willis Robertson, interview 1 (I), 9/27/1968, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, A. Willis Robertson, interview 1 (I), 9/27/1968, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

39

Description:

Biographical information; LBJ; heart attack; LBJ’s capacity for friendship; FDR New Deal program; support for LBJ in 1960; Sam Rayburn; lobbyist; Bobby Baker; JFK’s New Frontier program; civil rights; education; Vietnam; civilian control of military; General Douglas MacArthur; Harry Byrd; conservation; Civil Rights Acts; major changes in U.S. government in 35 years; accomplishments of the American people

Contributor:

Robertson, A. Willis (Absalom Willis), 1887-1971

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 A. Willis Robertson

Subject:

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

A. Willis Robertson

Interviewer(s):

David G. McComb

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-robertsona-19680927-1-73-25

Date:

1968-09-27

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Oral history transcript, A. Willis Robertson, interview 1 (I), 9/27/1968, by David G. McComb, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-robertsona-19680927-1-73-25