Oral history transcript, Kathy Teague and Weeze Pollei Shumate, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1987, by Ted Gittinger
Title:
Oral history transcript, Kathy Teague and Weeze Pollei Shumate, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1987, by Ted Gittinger
Number of Pages:
20
Description:
Description of the plane Harold Teague and Charles Williams piloted that crashed near the Ranch 2/19/1961; how Harold Teague came to work for LBJ; activities and weather the day of the plane crash; J. Evetts Haley's description of the plane wreck in A Texan Looks at Lyndon; Harold Teague's relationship with LBJ and experience as a pilot; the investigation into the cause of the wreck; how LBJ treated Mrs. Teague and her daughters after the wreck; LBJ offering Mrs. Teague a job; the crash site on land (then) belonging to Emil Hartmann; the search for the plane; waiting for news of the wreck at the Teague home; events leading up to the plane's departure from Austin; Harold Teague's conversation with Homer Thornberry regarding the flight; the layout of the plane's interior.
