Oral history transcript, John V. Singleton, Jr., interview 2 (II), 7/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, John V. Singleton, Jr., interview 2 (II), 7/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

61

Description:

1948 Senate race; black vote in Houston; George and Herman Brown; Gus Wortham; Houston law firms; Judge James Elkins; Taft-Hartley; support of Connally for Governor; meetings of LBJ’s district men; LBJ’s speech to Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association; theory of LBJ’s success as a legislator; 1956 precinct fight; LBJ and Shivers; 1956 national committeewoman controversy; 1956 Democratic National Convention; LBJ and Yarborough; LBJ’s 1960 Presidential aspirations; reaction to acceptance of VP nomination; LBJ and Texas appointments; LBJ as VP; RFK and LBJ; Houston meeting with the ministers; JFK’s November 1963 trip to Houston; rift between Connally and LBJ

Contributor:

Singleton, John Virgil, Jr., 1918-2015

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 John V. Singleton, Jr.

Subject:

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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