Oral history transcript, Melvin C. Winters, interview 5 (V), 3/18/1987, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Melvin C. Winters, interview 5 (V), 3/18/1987, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

15

Description:

John Connally's appointment as secretary of the navy; the 1961 Lucy B Convair crash near the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's restlessness as vice president; LBJ's relationship with Robert and John Kennedy; the Johnsons' Tennessee walking horse; Konrad Adenauer's visit to the Ranch; the Trinity River Project; John Tower; LBJ's glasses and contacts; Ayub Khan's visit to the Ranch; LBJ's opinion of General Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower; the Cox family in Johnson City; the Elms, the Johnsons' home in Washington, D.C.; Hurricane Carla in September 1961; Bashir Ahmad, the camel driver; Cantinflas' visit to the Ranch; Sam Rayburn's death and funeral; Tommy Taylor's heart attack; LBJ's resentment of the Eastern/Harvard establishment; LBJ's lack of contentment with the vice presidential role.

Contributor:

Winters, Melvin

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Melvin C. Winters

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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