Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

42

Description:

LBJ and anti-war demonstrators; George W. Romney; New Hampshire campaign; getting ready for the 1968 election; writing for Hubert Humphrey; the Humphrey campaign and LBJ’s role in it; Moyers leaving the staff; becoming a full-fledged LBJ staff member; rivalry among staff members; Marvin Watson; speech writing instructions; writing humor for LBJ; LBJ and public speaking; LBJ’s television appearances.

Contributor:

Wattenberg, Ben J., 1933-

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 Ben Wattenberg

Subject:

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Humor and mimicry

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Ben Wattenberg

Interviewer(s):

T.H. Baker

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-wattenbergb-19681129-2-80-55

Date:

1968-11-29

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-wattenbergb-19681129-2-80-55