Oral history transcript, Bess Whitehead Scott, interview 1 (I), 3/31/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois
Title:
Oral history transcript, Bess Whitehead Scott, interview 1 (I), 3/31/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois
Number of Pages:
41
Description:
Biographical information and family history; Scott's hearing and health problems; Scott's educational background; Scott's early work experience and how she became a newspaper reporter; Scott's work for the Houston Post and Hulsey Theatres; Scott's marriage; Scott's work for the Houston Press; Scott's affiliation with Clark Gable; covering the 1928 Democratic Convention and attempting to interview FDR there; Scott's interview with Will Durant; meeting LBJ for the first time; LBJ's relationship with Scott's family over the years and how he helped her children; Scott's correspondence with LBJ; LBJ's interest in Senator Joseph Bailey; LBJ teaching high school and coaching debate in Houston; LBJ's uncle, George; vaudeville acts in Houston, specifically Charles Ray, Hobart Bosworth, and Lou Tellegen; attempts to interview Helen Hayes; Scott's impression of Eddie Cantor; Scott's interviews with Eleanor Roosevelt; LBJ getting jobs for Scott's children; the publicity work Scott did to help pay for her children's education; Scott's children's college experiences; Scott's son's trouble in college and his military career; Scott's relationship with Lady Bird Johnson; visiting the Ranch; summary of LBJ's character.
