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Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 6 (VI), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. But the reason for the secretary of the Senate's office, which was Skeeter Johnston--his name was Felton Johnston, he was from Mississippi. He was a drunk. But they liked him and nothing ever leaked out of his office. G: Would you contrast

Oral history transcript, Mack H. Hannah, Jr., interview 1 (I), 3/26/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Dr. [W. R.] Banks, Prairie View [A &M]. R. W. E. Jones, Grambling, and Felton Clark, [Texas] Southern University. These were in the days when naturally it wouldn't have done the President any good to announce that he'd been the house guest

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the Democratic Policy Room sleeping on a couch. But the cots were, I guess, somewhere in Skeeter [Felton] Johnston's office, the secretary of the Senate's office, somewhere in the Cloak Room, I guess. G: Do you think they were actually cots, army cots? M: Yes

Oral history transcript, Solis Horwitz, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

down to Felton Johnston's office, that is, George, Gerry and mys.elf. Pretty soon the Senator came in, and he had made a long speech on the floor that morning and had gotten into a great deal of dialogue. He had the trans- cript with him

Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 3 (III), 11/8/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that particular phase. G: I'm told that he asked to see three people: Mrs. Johnson, Skeeter [Felton M.] Johnston, and George Reedy. Do you recall [this]? H: Oh, yes. I am so glad that I did one thing, namely, after I saw he was all right for the moment

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 38 (XXXVIII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

-quarters of a loaf, and finally be within striking distance, and go for it. So I remember the door flew open after voting was over, and Lyndon marched in feeling triumphant, and I believe it was Skeeter [Felton M.] Johnston who was secretary of the Senate

Oral history transcript, Roland Bibolet, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

me up--no, excuse me, it was Skeeter [Felton] Johnston . I'm emptying the icebox . involved He called me up Come on over ." (Laughter) in moving from the minority [majority] [minority] office . So I went over to the majority in . He sat down

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the hours and the strain. It brought some new figures into his life, at least in more common daily contact: Les Biffle, who was secretary to the Senate, and Felton Johnston, whom he called Skeeter--everybody did--who was secretary to the majority. Besides

Oral history transcript, Sally O'Brien MacDonald and Sarah McClendon, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Baskin of the Dallas News and Vernon Louviere of the Houston Chronicle and--I can't think at the moment--oh, I guess Felton West of the Houston Post. We thought we'd get down there and get a lot of hot poop, you know. He'd talk to us all weekend, and we

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 26 (XXVI), 11/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

vehement he became. And again, I had been through that many times before, but this time I believed it. I remember one night when he was a senator, being back in [Felton] Skeeter Johnson's office--Skeeter was the secretary of the Senate at that point--having

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

wanted to get the tailor, told Mrs. Johnson to get the tailor; he'd ordered two or three suits, and he said, "Whatever happens, I need the blue one." He wanted Earle Clements, and he wanted Walter and Felton Johnston, secretary of the Senate. G: What

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 8 (VIII), 8/17/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. up a draft of what should be done. They would sort of work Actually I think most of it came out of Skeeter [Felton] Johnston's head, he was secretary of the Senate then. That would be submitted to the Steering Committee, and the Steering