Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb

Title:

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb

Number of Pages:

13

Description:

First meeting LBJ; impressions of LBJ as a Congressman and Senator; LBJ's relationship with FDR and Rayburn; rural electrification; defeated in 1946 Senate race against Nixon; Cooperative League; meeting Lady Bird; assessment of LBJ's performance as President; LBJ's programs; LBJ as a humanitarian

Contributor:

Voorhis, Jerry, 1901-

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 Jerry Voorhis

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Jerry Voorhis

Interviewer(s):

David G. McComb

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-voorhisj-19690515-1-78-34

Date:

1969-05-15

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 24, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-voorhisj-19690515-1-78-34