Discover Our Collections
Limit your search
Tag- Digital item (69)
- Boatner, Charles K. (3)
- Hardeman, D. Barnard, Jr., 1914-1981 (3)
- Barr, Joseph Walker, 1918-1996 (2)
- Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-1983 (2)
- Rowe, James H. (James Henry), 1909-1984 (2)
- Adair, E. Ross (Edwin Ross), 1907-1983 (1)
- Ball, Edgar L. (1)
- Barrow, Allen E. (1)
- Baskin, Robert E. (1)
- Beckworth, Lindley (1)
- Bird, Horace V. (Horace Virgil), 1912-1984 (1)
- Bolling, Jim Grant (1)
- Bolling, Richard Walker, 1916-1991 (1)
- Brooks, Jack Bascom, 1922-2012 (1)
- Camp, William B. (1)
- 1969-03-12 (2)
- 1969-05-27 (2)
- 1970-10-02 (2)
- 1971-07-22 (2)
- 1965-04-28 (1)
- 1968-08-13 (1)
- 1968-09-24 (1)
- 1968-09-27 (1)
- 1968-10-10 (1)
- 1968-10-15 (1)
- 1968-11-29 (1)
- 1968-11-xx (1)
- 1968-12-12 (1)
- 1968-12-17 (1)
- 1969-02-04 (1)
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961 (69)
- Assassinations (14)
- Vietnam (11)
- 1960 campaign (10)
- JFK Assassination (8)
- 1948 campaign (6)
- Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985 (5)
- National Youth Administration (U.S.) (4)
- 1964 Campaign (2)
- Beautification (2)
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 (2)
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 (2)
- LBJ Ranch (2)
- Robb, Lynda Bird, 1944- (2)
- Humor and mimicry (1)
- Text (69)
- Oral history (69)
69 results
Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
(Item)
- on that? R: Johnson, with his usual political genius, always said that Rayburn was tops, as he proved the opposite. "Anythi ng for Mr. Sam. He was always the boss. II But that wasn't in fact true, and we might as well come to that right now. Take
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- His work on the Johnson-Stevenson case; Leland Olds; the way LBJ became Majority Leader; the Filibuster Rule; Johnson’s and Sam Rayburn’s relationship; the Civil Rights Acts and LBJ’s involvement with them; LBJ’s role in the McCarthy period; Rauh’s
- " the National Youth Administration? F: That's right. And he ran in a special election to succeed Congress- man [James P.] Buchanan. P: Yes. I must have met him before that, but thereafter-- F: Were you fairly close to Sam Rayburn in those days who
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Interaction with LBJ, Sam Rayburn, and other politicians; LBJ’s senate race and maneuver to get on Texas ballot; conflict with oil industry because LBJ did not support mandatory oil increase; supporting Kennedy; Nixon’s Supreme Court argument; LBJ’s
Oral history transcript, Helen Gahagan Douglas, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
(Item)
- . In the years 1945 to 1951, no woman expected to join Sam Rayburn's private luncheons at the Capitol. On the other hand, Mary Norton held her own in the House of Representatives. She was the equal of any man and better than most when she shepherded through
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Oral history transcript, John Fritz Koeniger, interview 2 (II), 11/17/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
(Item)
- . The Majority Leader, Sam Rayburn, made a very impassioned speech in favor of the bill. believe that actually the vote was on a recommittal. I If the opponents of a bill don't want it to pass, they recommit it to committee which means that it's practically
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; relationship between Sam Rayburn and LBJ; Maury Maverick; minimum wage; LBJ’s friendship with FDR; securing appropriations; airline franchise; Naval Affairs Committee; Erich Leinsdorf; Huey Long; Dick Kleberg; war in Europe; other Washington experiences.
Oral history transcript, Charles P. Little, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1978, by Michael L. Gillette
(Item)
- on the train. He traveled with Congressman Bob Poage of Waco a number of times, and also with Speaker Sam Rayburn. I believe it \'las at Denison~ Texas, somewhere along in there, where the train conductor would hold the train, waiting for Mr. Sam to get
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; NYA; Alvin Wirtz; advisory boards; roadside parks; NYA projects; Sam Rayburn; Congress; Eleanor Roosevelt; FDR; WPA; regional and district organization; Lady Bird
- : In the earlier years, he seems to have had a number of mentors and· political sponsors. Alvin Wirtz. R: I guess one was Sam Rayburn and another was Did you know Senator Wirtz? Oh yes, I just loved him. captive liberal. He was always the liberal, the sort
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Rowe’s upbringing; working for the United Mine Workers; early social interaction with LBJ; Maury Maverick; how Jim Rowe came to work for LBJ; LBJ’s mentee relationships with Sam Rayburn and Alvin Wirtz; how LBJ hellped Jim Rowe get into the Navy
- Henderson and Sam Houston [JohnsonJ. of no pressure to fire him. But I know But he would put up with from Herb, because Herbert Henderson gave a talent that he really needed at the time. G: Was he primarily a speech writer? J: He was primarily a speech
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Observations from 1939-1940 on LBJ’s staff members and Alvin Wirtz; Bascom Giles; Maury Maverick; Sam Rayburn; Carl Vinson; Charles Marsh; FDR; Jesse Jones; George Brown; related issues and events
- been fair to the Speaker. B: Your first year both Mr. Rayburn and Nr. Johnson were still in Congress. Did you see anything of them? M: I saw Mr. Johnson only after the convention. I had never talked with him in person, but after the nominating
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; contact with LBJ and Speaker Sam Rayburn; relationship between the White House staff and Monahan in the Speaker’s office; LBJ and JFK’s Administrations; liaison functions; JFK’s relationship with McCormack; Larry O’Brien
- the people who worked for him, and I'm sure he was an inspirational figure to Johnson. There were many others. I think when you interviewed my husband, he talked about Alvin Wirtz, who was such a figure, and later Sam Rayburn, of course. MG
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- First meeting with LBJ; NYA; Aubrey Williams; Congressional support for LBJ; Dillard Lasseter; John Carson; political apprenticeship of LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; Sam Rayburn; Abe Fortas; Helen Douglas; father figure to LBJ; Texas sort of expansiveness
Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
(Item)
- ? B: I do . Not as much as he did Rayburn, but he certainly did pay him the same respect . and I think he felt I don't think he went to him with as many things, that he had more access to Rayburn than he did to Russell, that Russell, while a great
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Head Start; domestic program; War on Poverty; contrast between John Connally and LBJ types; LBJ's frustrating life as VP; sale of Weslaco radio and TV station; death of Sam Rayburn; LBJ's problems with the press; LBJ's temper; Walter Jenkins; Bobby
Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
(Item)
- Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn at these gatherings? You mentioned the dinner before. W: Father and son. Father and a son of whom he was very proud, who might have given him some trouble from time to time, but basically he was very proud of him. G
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- 1946 campaign; 1948 Senate campaign and the Fort Worth Democratic Convention; LBJ's relationship with Sam Rayburn; social gatherings at the Johnsons' Washington home; LBJ and the press; 1954 Senate campaign
- the Hill the next year. practice has been more or less abandoned. But even that [We] might have a congress- man two successive years--somebody off the Hill. There's no real pattern now. F: I see. Did Mr. Sam [Rayburn] entertain much? OM: No, I
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; how they came to Washington; meeting the Johnsons; Dick Kleberg; Texas State Society; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s early influence in Washington; gaining support for LBJ in Dallas; 1960 convention; women’s tea party tours
- esoteric areas and my academic background stood me in very good stead. As a matter of fact, Speaker Rayburn and some of the leaders used me more as a staff man rather than a freshman Congressman. F: Staff man who can vote. B: That's right. Mr. Sam
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; House Banking and Currency Commission; Sam Rayburn; Inter-American Bank; International Development Association; Hoover Commission; campaigns for Congress; Kennedy appointment to the Treasury; Chairman of the FDIC; May 1965
- describe Hr. Johnson's relationship with Hr. Rayburn during this period? F: I know that only by hearsay and casual observations, but the combined image of the two was that they had a very close relationship and that the President still consulted Mr
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; first association with LBJ; LBJ-Sam Rayburn relationship; 1960 convention; LBJ’s acceptance of VP nomination; Lady Bird campaigning in North Carolina; civil rights legislation; religious issue; Senate luncheon; LBJ’s trips
Oral history transcript, Horace V. (Dick) Bird, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
(Item)
- was not navy. G: Yes. Did you ever have an opportunity to see him with Sam Rayburn and observe their relationship? B: Oh, yes. G: What were they like together? B: Very close, very close. G: Would you elaborate and just describe any times that you were
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; LBJ's Naval Commission; Naval Affairs Committee; LBJ military service overseas; LBJ and Sam Rayburn; LBJ and Forrestal; LBJ and John Connally; Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy; LBJ investigations of Navy Department
- in the Confederate Army. I've always admired Texas and felt close to Texas, and in the House had many things in common with the Texas delegation. I felt very close .... M· What did you think about Sam Rayburn? with him. You must have worked some LBJ
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; LBJ; heart attack; LBJ’s capacity for friendship; FDR New Deal program; support for LBJ in 1960; Sam Rayburn; lobbyist; Bobby Baker; JFK’s New Frontier program; civil rights; education; Vietnam; civilian control of military
- forth. organization~ council~ When I helped the operating techniques, After that I worked regularly with the advisory council until the convention in 1960., My recollection is that Senator Johnson and Speaker Rayburn were invited to join
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- [For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority
- morning and entered Sam Houston State Teachers College on Monday morning . I went there until July, 1933 and transferred to the University of Texas . I think you might be interested to know that I never was privi leged to get a degree . I have
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- for Congress; Washington visits with LBJ in 1938; FDR-LBJ relationship; legislation for terminal leave for enlisted men; Truman campaign in Texas; member of US Customs Court; Sam Rayburn-LBJ relationship; JFK assassination; agriculture and farm problems; role
- deeply held conviction as he saw ~hat Then it was all about. M: How much did he lean on Mr. Sam during that period? S: I think by that time Rayburn was beginning to fail as an effective leader. Sure, a great respect and a great following
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Sidey’s contact with LBJ during the Senate period; his work with Time magazine covering LBJ; 1957 Civil Rights Bill; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s relationship with other politicians; press coverage of LBJ in the Senate years; difference between Senate
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- [For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority
- you recall during this period meeting Speaker Rayburn? T: I don't remember when I first met him. I'm sure it must have been that first year I was up here because he was in the Johnson home quite frequently. P: How would you describe him? T
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s mother and brother; Lynda and Luci’s relationship with their family; religion and the Johnsons; the Johnson treatment and Mary McGrory; the Vice-Presidential period; Asia trip with LBJ; Taylor’s work in the Presidential years
Oral history transcript, James A. Elkins, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by David G. McComb
(Item)
- appreciative and most cooperative. And Mr. Rayburn came and talked. got here. It was very cute when he This thing was televised, and all this, that and the other. And when he got here, the Speaker says, "I'm not going to say anything. I don't have any
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; interest in politics; meeting LBJ in 1946; characterization of LBJ as a professional politician; campaigning for LBJ; 1958 dinner honoring LBJ as a successful leader in the Senate; Sam Rayburn; Elkin's fundraising
- . Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 24 very kind to me. He helped elect me to the Congress. He got me started right with Speaker Rayburn, he got me
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; House Banking and Currency Commission; Sam Rayburn; Inter-American Bank; International Development Association; Hoover Commission; campaigns for Congress; Kennedy appointment to the Treasury; Chairman of the FDIC; May 1965
- Speaker Rayburn's library. he was there, and he was another one of my beloved friends. Well, If there ever was anybody that I admired from head to foot, it was Mr. Sam Rayburn. Of course, he was in Congress when I was one of the hirelings up there. F
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- reservations about LBJ's heath as running mate; first civil rights act; LBJ's accessibility; a "democratic" man; LBJ's 1960 campaign visit to Mississippi; visit to LBJ at the ranch in 1960; friendship with Sam Rayburn; contacts with JFK; 1964 visit with LBJ
- Education and Labor Committee? G: Yes. Sam Rayburn was the speaker of the House, and education really has always been I think my first love. [Inaudible]. K: That was one of your platforms in your election campaign? G: Yes, I talked quite a little bit
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; teaching career; candidacy for Congress; support of JFK; Wayne Morse; impression of LBJ as a Senator; education legislation; federal aid to education; opinion of Sam Rayburn; parochial school question; Adam Clayton Powell
- if you'll just tell Ine. you're her sister. And he said, "I I won't tell anybody that 11 I said, "But I'm not. II F: I see. He was on the trail of something. N: And, of course, I think a lot of the Congressmen would meet with Speaker Rayburn
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- LBJ’s teaching days in Cotulla; office in Johnson City; Mrs. Nichols’ marriage; Pat Moreland; Russell Brown; Phil Nichols; answering of correspondence; LCRA electricity project; FDR and LBJ; Sam Rayburn’s “Board of Education;” Hardy Hollers campaign
- . Rayburn, who was then Speaker of the House, sent me down to this office out of the goodness of his heart. He had nothing to gain politically, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; Sam Rayburn; Comptroller; career; Senator Couzens and Ford Auto Company; Roosevelt bank moratorium; commissioned as examiner; bank examination facets; FDIC; money deposits overseas; banking crisis; "Eurodollar;" secrecy
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
(Item)
- in it. We did have communications with Washington many, many times in connection with the tidelands issue both with Senator Johnson and Speaker Rayburn. Then we had litigation involving the attendance at the various state schools by Negroes and this was all
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Coke Stevenson; involvement in Washington litigation while LBJ was Senator; the Leland Olds case and the Texas oil industry; Allan Shivers, Adlai Stevenson and Sam Rayburn in the 1952 election; getting the Adlai E. Stevenson/John J. Sparkman Democratic
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings