Oral history transcript, Leverett Saltonstall, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Leverett Saltonstall, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

31

Description:

Biographical information; first association with LBJ in the Senate Armed Services Committee and Preparedness Sub-Committee; Kem Resolution; activities in the Senate; amendment to Kerr-Mills Bill; Saltonstall-Kennedy Act; Senator Hayden; Smithsonian and JFK Center for Performing Arts; Republican Policy Committee; Select Committee on Small Businesses; relationship with the President; arm twister; LBJ worked closely with Eisenhower; contact with LBJ as VP and President; RR dispute; social contact with LBJ; LBJ’s decline in popularity; McNamara; Alfalfa Club; Goldwater; LBJ as practical leader; assessment of how history will judge LBJ.

Contributor:

Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979

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 Leverett Saltonstall

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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