Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 2 (II), 3/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 2 (II), 3/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

46

Description:

White House duties; LBJ was reluctant to call people outside the leadership; followed O’Brien pattern on contacting Republicans; Fortas nomination; Landmark legislation; Speaker McCormack’s help with legislation; Poverty Bill; need for authorization above the appropriation; justification for splintering some OEO programs into older established agencies; Shriver; South’s acceptance of OEO programs; LBJ’s concern for local government; crime legislation; Model Cities Program; George Mahon; Carl Albert; unseating of Speaker McCormack; Udall; public land situation; Secretary Weaver; naming Presidential Commissions; Edith Green; Congressman Rooney; Civil Rights Act; President’s methods of keeping current when the votes are being cast; managing a hard count; open housing; LBJ took opposition to his program personally; tax surcharge; Jerry Ford.

Contributor:

Sanders, Harold Barefoot, 1925-

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 Harold Barefoot Sanders

Subject:

Crime and law enforcement

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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