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Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
Sam Ealy Johnson; getting to know LBJ when LBJ was NYA Administrator; LBJ’s involvement with local (Austin) issues as a senator; how LBJ helped Thornberry as a junior congressman; Rayburn’s 'Board of Education' sessions; the 1952 and 1956…
Oral history transcript, Paul L. Thornhill, interview 1 (I), 12/4/1987, by Ted Gittinger
How Thornhill became Vice President LBJ's pilot in 1962; Thornhill's and James Cross' duties; the Jet Star airplane; Thornhill's flying experience; Thornhill's plane wreck in India; Air Force One crew; Thornhill having to fire a crew member;…
Oral history transcript, Strom Thurmond, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Election to the Senate in 1954; LBJ as Senate Majority Leader; Dick Russell; committee assignments; LBJ moving to the left; 1964 Civil Rights Bill; 1965 Voting Rights Bill; 1957 filibuster; the Southern Manifesto; HR3; LBJ’s hunger for power and…
Oral history transcript, Charles Timmes, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Timmes' work as advisor in Korea 1956-1958 and Vietnam in the early 1960s; problems facing American advisors in Vietnam, such as a lack of familiarity with the Vietnamese language, culture, and military training; the threat of insurgency in South…
Oral history transcript, Bascom Timmons, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Biographical information; Dockrey Murder case; Garner of Texas vs. Snell of New York; Miller’s appointment of LBJ; Edward Jamison; first impressions of LBJ; three famous Texas political figures; LBJ’s interest in military affairs; rating LBJ as a…
Oral history transcript, Phillip Tocker, interview 1 (I), 7/3/1984, by Lewis Gould
Biographical information; how Tocker came to know LBJ; the billboard bonus law of 1958; Tocker’s work for the Outdoor Advertising Association of America; passing an amendment to the billboard bonus law; LBJ’s stance in regard to the billboard…
Oral history transcript, Phillip Tocker, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1984, by Lewis Gould
Proceeding with Highway Beautification legislation after the White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Alan Boyd; amendments to the bill; Tocker’s feelings of betrayal and frustration; Bill Moyers; Mrs. Johnson’s participation in the Highway…
Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Office of Economic Opportunity
Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 2 (II), 3/19/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Office of Economic Opportunity
Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 3 (III), 4/16/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Office of Economic Opportunity
Oral history transcript, Emma Boehringer Tooley, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1978, by Michael L. Gillette
T.J. Taylor; Mrs. Taylor; Aunt Effie Pattillo; Karnackl school; Lady Bird; local activist friends; St. Mary's; the University of Texas; LBJ; personal impressions
Oral history transcript, Kenneth Torp, interview 1 (I), 6/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
How Torp came to work in Cyprus in 1967 and what his work included; problem between the Turks and the Greeks over a road closure; the lack of unity among Cyprus natives and partitioning of the island; the Archbishop’s authoritative role; the U.S.…
Oral history transcript, John G. Tower, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; Vernon J. Stewart; first meeting LBJ; Thad Hutcheson; Bruce Agler; V.O. Key; rent for B. Creager and Orville Bullington; 1960 campaign against LBJ
Oral history transcript, John G. Tower, interview 2 (II), 9/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
Texas Republican Party history; aftermath of the JFK assassination;; Jack Porter; Tower’s Senatorial campaigns; LBJ’s treatment of Tower; Yarborough’s relationship with LBJ; HemisFair; patronage; Henry Gonzalez; 1946 election; Vietnam.
Oral history transcript, John G. Tower, interview 3 (III), 11/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
McNamara; Generals Wheeler, Green and Westmoreland; TET Offensive; Muskie; Goldwater; Waggoner Carr; Fulbright’s relationship with LBJ; Madam Chenault; Dirksen’s power in the Senate; LBJ less insulated; LBJ’s interest in the Senate after…
Oral history transcript, Jose Joaquin Trejos, interview 1 (I), 5/31/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; election of 1965; 1963 volcano; Alliance for Progress; LBJ and meetings at Punta del Este, 1967 and San Salvador, 1998; Trejos trip to D.C., 1968
Oral history transcript, Alexander Buel Trowbridge, Jr., interview 1 (I) A, 2/19/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Biographical information; Background to joining the Department of Commerce; Circumstances that led to his selection as the first Acting Secretary; disadvantages of being “acting;” idea of merging the Department of Labor and Commerce into the…
Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Circumstances of assignment to Vietnam; attitude toward Diem; Edward Lansdale; meeting with LBJ; Taylor-Rostow mission; the Thompson mission; Trueheart Commission; strategic hamlet program; meetings with Diem; Mike Mansfield visit; Buddhists; period…
Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker
How Tucker met LBJ; LBJ’s reputation in regard to civil rights; LBJ’s work as a Vice-President; Tucker’s involvement in the civil rights movement; Martin Luther King; the 1963 March on Washington; LBJ’s interest in civil rights early in his…
Oral history transcript, Grace Tully, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1968, by Joe B. Frantz
How Tully came to know LBJ; FDR’s relationship with LBJ and other congressmen; FDR’s recording decisions made in Cabinet meetings; how Tully came to work for FDR; FDR’s decision to call congressmen back from the service in WWII; Tully’s jobs…
Oral history transcript, James A. Turman, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by David G. McComb
Texas Legislature; Texas campaigns; John Conally; Sam Rayburn; bid for SWTSC Presidency; Office of Education; Civil Rights; Board of Foreign Scholarships
Oral history transcript, Francis C. Turner, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by David G. McComb
Biographical information; the Alaskan Highway; the interstate highway program under DDE; the Highway Trust Fund; improvements in highway construction; the issues of safety and beautification; billboards and junk yards; relations with the Park…
