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  • parks. p: The roadside parks were the first major statewide project we had and the first in the United States. RR: Yes, that was the first NYA project. FR: It started under Jimmie Allred and the State Highway Department. Lyndon made the contacts
  • . It could take the combined efforts of the state and the federal government if we did such a thing, particularly the Highway Department. So we talked about it, and I was given the assignment to look into this as a possibility. I then visited
  • a ucourse, 11 a quickie course on foreign affairs. He wanted to come over and talk to some of the Senate . ·. Foreign Relations Committee and understand a little better the United . States involvement· in international affairs. · f: You'd been chipping
  • was a controversial post. You could be asked t o do so much in directing the affairs of the Senate that you'd have to neglect your af fairs at h6me. I think he felt at t hat ti me tha t he was in a good, strong enou gh position back home that he could risk it. I
  • There was never any problem there. F: I was always struck by the fact that whenever I got included in some big affair out at the Ranch and it was a big affair, Senator Tower was always there. P: He had been invited to the Ranch. Of course, you know, men