Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Title:
Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Number of Pages:
47
Description:
Sidey’s contact with LBJ during the Senate period; his work with Time magazine covering LBJ; 1957 Civil Rights Bill; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s relationship with other politicians; press coverage of LBJ in the Senate years; difference between Senate and Presidential work; Sidey’s coverage of 1960 Presidential election; Sidey’s contact with LBJ during the vice-presidency; how LBJ was treated by Kennedy staff and family; LBJ’s interaction with Sidey and other press during the presidency; LBJ’s difficulty adapting to Presidential protocol; Marianne Means; Johnson’s treatment of the Kennedys; LBJ losing credibility with the press; Bill Moyers’ departure; the difficulty in getting those close to LBJ to speak honestly and frankly about what they experienced; LBJ’s reaction to Sidey’s book and other things written about him; Sidey’s personal notes and papers; LBJ’s reception in other countries; LBJ’s trip to Rome; the advantages of donating papers to a Presidential library; getting together with other journalists to reminisce; LBJ’s relationship with Senator Bill Fulbright; Peter Lisagor; possible topics for a future Sidey book and using the library’s holdings for research.
