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- of John McCormack or Sam Rayburn who were right on top of the situation. B: Do you recall any specific legislative fights in those days to illustrate how Rayburn and Johnson worked together? order. H: I know that's a tall Skip it if it's too vague
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Sam Rayburn; LBJ and Rayburn; "Board of Education;" U.S. Congress; Landrum-Griffin Labor Reform Bill; 1960 election
- came back I told him that we had I didn't know what to do about it. Aubrey said, I'm busy. I'm leaving town. I've got to catch that train. You go to Sam Rayburn and see what his advice is.' I went to see Mr. Rayburn, and Mr. Rayburn said, 'Yes, I
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- LBJ and the NYA in 1935; LBJ-Sam Rayburn relationship; political philosophies; Griffin-Landrum Bill; Ralph Yarborough; Allan Shivers; LBJ & JFK; Rayburn and the Kennedys
- was at a two-day seminar in East Texas University with reference to Sam Rayburn. One of the people the're was the head of the history department LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Working for the NYA during the depression and meeting LBJ; LBJ’s powerful leadership of the NYA; Sam Rayburn’s and Alvin Wirtz’s relationships with, and influence over, LBJ; LBJ’s parents; the influential circle of people that worked throughout
- on national politics. I was organization manager for the state of Texas in the Adlai Stevenson campaign in 1952. Then in 1953 and 1954, I worked part-time for the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell and Speaker Sam Rayburn
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; birth; education; legislative service and experience; military service; writing and editorship; political activities (Adlai Stevenson campaign); Sam Rayburn; Hale Boggs; biography of Sam Rayburn; teaching; relationship
- that Lyndon of course was good at and had been involved in all of his life. It was the sort of politics that Sam Rayburn had grown up with, and Rayburn was probably the most liberal advocate of it that became nationally prominent, or liberal product
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Organization of Democratic Advisory Council; Sam Rayburn; LBJ and labor; the black community; Brown and Root; Harris County Democrats; Frankie Randolph; precinct organization; 1956 State Democratic Convention; committeeman/committeewoman controversy
- Rayburn was anxious for him to head that delegation. So, we felt with great optimism that with the help of LBJ and Sam Rayburn we had the means to have the Democratic Executive Committee take the liberal road, and we also felt that once that was done
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- , but I have Because when I first came to the House I was not "in" with Mr . Rayburn as I was very soon thereafter . I have no memory of meeting him, although I'm sure I must have . M: You became fairly quickly a regular in the so-called Board
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- (With occasional comments by his wife, Jim Grant Bolling) Biographical information; Sam Rayburn; Bolling
- and supporter. M: What about his relationship with Mr. Sam in those years? Did you have a chance to see them together much? H: Yes, their association was quite close in the House of Representatives, and it was there Mr. Rayburn recognized Mr. Johnson's
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; first association with LBJ in Congress; LBJ’s chief motivation and goals; 1943 and 1948 elections; Sam Rayburn; Charlie Murphy; oil/gas industry; Bob Kerr; Natural Gas Act of 1938; Senator Francis Case; Area Basin decision
- on tidelands worked out by Speaker Sam Rayburn with President Truman had been effectuated and had not been killed by influential people and officials of Texas. The compromise agreement missed was since the states have oil and gas conservation departments
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Meeting LBJ in 1937 and early interactions; John Connally; Jimmy Allred; Alvin Wirtz; George and Herman Brown; Sam Rayburn's influence on LBJ’s decision-making; roles of Allan Shivers and John Connally in the Democratic convention of 1956; Parten’s
- connection with Sam Rayburn? M: No, sir. Mc: What kind of connection have you had with Lyndon Johnson? M: Oh, none. I knew him, but that's all. I met Mr. Johnson a long time ago. I voted against him and for him, and that's about it. Mc: Did you
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; Judge Frank Culver; Sam Rayburn; LBJ; George Petty; Coke Stevenson; Dan Moody; Carter vs. Tomlinson; FDR and the New Deal
- this is something that you want checked. R: I would. I would like very much to have this checked out. I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I have for a long time lived with this information that when young Sam Rayburn was elected to the Texas Legislature
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- with his mother; description of Mrs. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson’s view of family’s economic status as opposed to LBJ’s opinions; Roberts’ impressions of the Johnson family; relationship between Johnson’s father, Sam Ealy Johnson, and Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s
- . Lyndon’s greatest and most important advisor when in the House was Sam Rayburn who took a great liking to both Lyndon and Lady Bird who were nearly always present at Sam’s popular Sunday Night parties held in his apartment. Sam, as Speaker, had an extra
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; first meeting with LBJ; Sam Johnson; W.R. Poage; Ike Culp; Oveta Culp Hobby; LBJ as secretary to Congressman Kleberg;
Oral history transcript, John E. Lyle, Jr., interview 1 (I), 4/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette
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- his duties were such that he was constantly on the move. He went to the Speaker and had the Speaker talk to the Secretary of War, and I was ordered home through the Secretary's intervention. At that time, I had not met Sam Rayburn and did not know
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- and the defeat of Kleberg; LBJ and Sam Rayburn; “Board of Education;” LBJ’s 1948 Senate race and the resulting controversy; LBJ, Rayburn and oil and gas support; Sid Richardson; the Leland Olds controversy.
Oral history transcript, Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1971, by David G. McComb
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- until he was running Kleberg's whole shebang for him--his whole campaign. And he made our house his stopping place, back and forth to Corpus Christi. He'd and everything. Of course, Sam Rayburn was his friend and stop~and they'd discuss things
- See all online interviews with Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; political contacts with Kleberg and then LBJ; LBJ as teacher of Carroll Keach, L.E. Jones and Gene Latimer and taking them to Washington; Sam Rayburn; Mr. Fore
- Oral history transcript, Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1971, by David G. McComb
- Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore
- of the Public Utility Holding Company act, or bill, which we were trying to get through. There was a very famous fight led in the House by the then Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee, who was Sam Rayburn. by Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; early recollections of LBJ; LBJ’s relationship with FDR; LBJ’s interests; LBJ’s 1941 campaign; LBJ’s relationship with Sam Rayburn; Maury Maverick; 1948 race; Walter Winchell episode; counsel to Democratic Policy Committee
Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz
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- and they got along just wonderfully well . So Mr . Rayburn says, "Now, Fish, don't you ever get tied up that close ." I said, "No, sir, Mr . Speaker . I'm married, but I ain't gonna get that married ." F: I presume now Sam Rayburn had the same affection
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- How he came to Washington; LBJ and Little Congress; LBJ as House doorman when Secretary to Congressman Kelberg; “Fishbait” as Miller’s nickname; dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas; Sam Rayburn and his relationship with LBJ; LBJ’s
- the third time I'd lived there. We had a crop failure, went to Bonham for one winter, then went to most of my junior year in high school in Bonham, which is Sam Rayburn's home town, and then back to Gober where I finished school in 1945. But Gober is very
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Texas Legislature; Texas campaigns; John Conally; Sam Rayburn; bid for SWTSC Presidency; Office of Education; Civil Rights; Board of Foreign Scholarships
- - I - 9 B: When Sam Rayburn called a press conference and announced that he thought Lyndon Baines Johnson should be the next president of the United States, and in effect put Lyndon in the race for the presidential nomination. G: Why was Byron
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Formation of Loyal Democrats and Dixiecrats; Harris County Democrats; Frankie Randolph; struggle for party control; Sam Rayburn; Johnson's role; precinct organization; race issue; committeeman/committeewoman controversy; 1956 Democratic National
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 5 (V), 5/10/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- was that great friend of Sam Rayburn, Bill--I was trying to think of his name the other day, Bill-G: Kittrell. R: Kittrell, yes. He did the same thing; he got his money from all the big oil companies but he was out cutting their throats most of the time. G
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Walter Winchell incident; minimum wage bill; LBJ’s Dies Committee vote; John Nance Garner episode; Alvin Wirtz; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s work on the 1940 Congressional campaigns; Appropriations Committee appointment; race for the Senate in 1941; the I
- vigorous young man. M: Did you know Sam Rayburn before you knew-- H: No. I met Sam Rayburn through Lyndon Johnson and the others live mentioned. M: Did you just meet him socially or casually? H: Well, at first it is a little hard to remember
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- How Hoyt met LBJ; Hoyt’s role as domestic director of the Office of War Information; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s persuasive techniques; staying the night at the White House visiting with LBJ; LBJ’s public relations; 1960 election; Hoyt’s appointment
- to you that you're not going to win this election unless you take Johnson on for vice president." F: This is long before Los Angeles? C: This is in Los Angeles, after the vote on Lyndon. I had gone earlier to Sam Rayburn--I was out in Los Angeles
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Corcoran's work for LBJ at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles; Corcoran's efforts to convince Sam Rayburn that LBJ should accept the vice presidential nomination in 1960; Mike Mansfield as Senator Majority Leader; Jim Landis; Ambassador
- than he did from representatives of the major companies? N: Yes. I don't think he was too popular with the oil industry. As far as I know, he had very little support from the oil industry. Although actually, Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn almost
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Wilmer St. John Garwood's election to the Texas Supreme Court; LBJ's 1948 election to the U.S. Senate; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; the relationship between LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Nash's nomination as an alternate delegate to the United Nations
- friendly to labor than not. I imagine they had some talks--if not he, perhaps his brother Sam Houston would have talked to some of them. B: Actually, I suppose the real question is how Governor Stevenson got the AF of L? M: That really is, and I don't
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Committee; Gerry Siegel; LBJ’s staff members; Sam Rayburn; 1956 fight between Shivers and LBJ; Byron Skelton; Mrs. Loyd Bentsen; Mrs. Frankie Randolph; The Lyndon Johnson Story; LBJ had to work for the 1960 campaign; convention politics; H.L. Hunt’s
- through various other channels, but I would say it's definitely a minority of the membership that systematically cultivates broad friendships. F: Was Congressman Johnson known as Sam Rayburn's boy in those days, or did that come after he moved
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; LBJ’s philosophy on leaks; Sam Rayburn; John Rankin insulting to all; Eisenhower appointed Hays to TVA in 1959; Fair Employment Practices Commission; Fulbright; Faubus and Arkansas Central High School fiasco; "Southern
- proceeded. B: I was not present at that convention, but I have heard that when Sam Rayburn got up to protest the taking of the furniture, somebody took the chair that he had been sitting on. K: Did you ever hear that story? No, I never heard that one; I
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- of LBJ and Sam Rayburn among Texas Democrats; federal vs. state affairs in Texas; 1956 state convention; unit rule and the two-thirds rule.
- ? Was he simpatico with Latin America? R: He was supportive, and therefore I had to assume that he was aware. I knew Mr. Sam a lot better, I became very close to him. Of course, Lyndon was very fond of Mr. Sam, and was one of hi s strong allies
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Early contacts with LBJ as a Congressman; relationship with Sam Rayburn; service under Eisenhower and Truman; LBJ’s friendship and loyalty; comments on the office of VP; LBJ’s sensitivity; the role of governors; Rockefeller’s comments on John
- about Hr. Johnson. Anyway, they didn't They were talking about how Sam Rayburn, the speaker, had been against Mr. Johnson taking the vice presidency. Hartin Agronsky gave that story in some detail and the other men talked. I was somewhat
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- of events of appearance of LBJ during presidential campaign and after the JFK assassination; influence of Sam Rayburn on Dickerson's career; aftermath of JFK assassination
- Johnson as a senator ; he considered him one of his side kicks . I think they were brought closer together, probably, through Sam Rayburn . That's why it seemed like they tied in, because they were very close . F: What was Senator Kerr's connection
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Early involvement with Senator Robert Kerr; first contact with LBJ; Sam Rayburn and Kerr; managing Kerr campaigns; Kerr's early interest in LBJ for president; LBJ's work for Oklahoma; organizing Oklahoma for LBJ; 1960 Democratic National Convention
- in that way . Sam was more of the behind-the-scenes operator and I couldn't say- I never saw Rebecca really working at a meeting--Rebecca did her work as I could tell with the more organized groups like the Women's Clubs--the B&PW women, and things
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- to be a very great friend of Speaker Sam Rayburn and President Truman and that he would support the Democratic Party in whatever it undertook. B: Was Mr. Rayburn directly involved in the campaign too? S: Behind the scenes. Of course, he was for Lyndon
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- First meeting LBJ in 1948; certification of the election; vote contest; Allan Shivers; Sam Rayburn; Governor Stevenson’s campaign in Texas; Democratic Organizing Committee; Rayburn’s influence in Texas Party; Democratic Advisory Council; 1956
- reputation before you met him. E: Mostly I knew about him through Sam Rayburn. Sam Rayburn, as you know or probably know, was a native Tennessean, and he used to come back to Roane County up in East Tennessee occasionally. Back in those days I
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Sam Rayburn and LBJ; Senator Kerr; LBJ for President in 1956; Earle Clements; Senator from Kentucky; Wallace from Alabama; JFK; Al Gore; Frank Clement of Tennessee; Estes Kefauver; civil rights; Governor Faubus of Arkansas; Fulbright; Lester Maddox
- Sam Rayburn sitting there in front of a table and they came and carried the table away and when he got up to protest they carried his chair away. At any rate, the convention went on and was well organized from the point of view of the committee which
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; eviction of Fort Worth delegation; Truman; Sam Rayburn; LBJ and Texas water problem; “Burleigh’s Ditch;” Long’s relationship with LBJ; 1956 Favorite Son nomination; Sivercrats and 1956 Texas Convention; EK 13 tickets; Long’s opinion of LBJ as a man
- this was the year of the Shivers versus Johnson-Rayburn contest. B: Yes, I did, I covered the state convention. F: Now this is the May one or the governor's one in September? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- First contacts with LBJ in 1953 in Texas campaigning; Johnson's role in Texas state politics in 1956; Sam Rayburn's selection of LBJ as favorite son in 1956; DOT (Democrats of Texas); contacts with LBJ in Senate; LBJ-Ralph Yarborough as senators
- It ,.;ras more a. foot-dragging I knew that even when we met with the President, it ev~d2~t where he stood. B: Did this actt.ally affect the state of-the control program? D: I think it did. At that time we had Sam Rayburn as Speaker. wasn't very
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; Senator McFarland; Sam Rayburn; relationship between Truman and Senator Johnson; Paul Butler; 1956, 1960 and 1964 conventions and campaigns; JFK; Jim Rowe; Hubert Humphrey; Abe Ribicoff; RFK; LBJ as Vice President; DNC; 3
Oral history transcript, E. Ross Adair, interview 1 (I), 3/12/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- to the Senate--and at the time when Sam Rayburn was Speaker. Do you recall what you knew or had heard of Lyndon Johnson when you first came into Congress? A: Yes. I did not know him, of course, but I knew of him. I knew of him by reputation and having read
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; early impressions of LBJ; LBJ's relationship with Sam Rayburn; LBJ and foreign policy in the Eisenhower Administration; LBJ as majority leader; the 1960 election; the JFK legislative program; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- . That doesn't include military construction and some other items. But Lyndon Johnson was totally absorbed in poli~ics. Other, people liked to talk about their bridge games, their golf games, this, that or the other, but people like Lyndon Johnson and Sam
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- How he met LBJ in 1935; LBJ’s ambitions and absorption with politics; LBJ as a new Congressman and loss of the Appropriations Committee appointment to Albert Thomas; Sam Rayburn and the Board of Education; rural electrification; Civil Rights Act
- that I wasn't to shift off of Mr . Johnson any more and I was to stay exclusively on his campaign . F: You don't know why the change? B: Later I found out that he felt my stories were more objective toward his endeavors than were those of Sam Kinch
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- -nine year old congressmen are not experts in very much, Joe, and it was a very interesting time in that Sam Rayburn was very friendly to me and very helpful to me, very kind F: Had you known Mr . Sam earlier? B: No . F: You met him when you got
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
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- was really happening when Lyndon went to the Senate was Lyndon had come--I don't like to say under the influence of, but just a&. he was c~r.Je u~der the influence of Mr. Roosevelt when he . to Congress, he was under the influence of Mr. Rayburn when he
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- LBJ’s association with President Roosevelt; LBJ as a New Dealer compared to Maury Maverick as a populist; LBJ turning to Sam Rayburn for advice and support; LBJ urging Poage to run against O’Daniel for a Senate seat; the 1948 election; Poage’s
Oral history transcript, L.T. (Tex) Easley, interview 1 (I), 5/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
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- story though. E: Oh, well, it's the truth. G: Anything else on LBJ and his associations with the other members of the Texas delegation, Sam Rayburn for example? E: Well, my impression is that they developed a lot over the years. I don't think
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961