Discover Our Collections


  • Series > Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories (remove)
  • Specific Item Type > Oral history (remove)

443 results

Oral history transcript, Lindy Boggs, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • affectionate conclusions and the same determinations to save other fine persons from that type of humiliation. I have a thousand lovely memories. G; Your husband worked for Adlai Stevenson in 1956 as his campaign manager, I guess. B: He was his southern
  • LBJ was convinced to be John F. Kennedy's running mate; LBJ's and Hale Boggs' dedication to the War on Poverty and civil rights, especially in the South; Lynda Johnson dating George Hamilton; Hale Boggs' involvement in Adlai Stevenson's 1956
Oral history transcript, Emma Guffy Miller, interview 1 (I), 2/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • about Lyndon Johnson at the 1956 convention? M: That was when we nominated Stevenson. I don't remember very well. I LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781
Oral history transcript, James Robinson, interview 1 (I), 2/21/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • Stevenson's pre-convention campaign in 1956. I took the train down and worked some with John Brademas, who was then director of research for the Stevenson campaign. I had been to a lot of Democratic and Republican national conventions; I had written some
Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • he had an idea of the proper relations in the public interest between an opposition-led Congress and a President of the other party. There is a document there [in the correspondence file] in which, criticizing Adlai Stevenson's contrary attitude, he
Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 2 (II), 7/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • /exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 was well before the Eric Sevareid thing [Look, Nov. 30, 1965]. As I reconstructed it--now this may not be the whole story--U Thant did suggest to [Adlai] Stevenson that if the United States were ready to meet with the North
Oral history transcript, Emma Long, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)
  • to LBJ; J.E. McDonald; 1952 Democratic Conventions – state and national; Governor Shivers for Eisenhower against Democrat Adlai Stevenson; 1972 Democratic National Convention; 1960 Democratic National Convention; contacts with LBJ while President.
Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 1 (I), 2/5/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • cabinet, and he hoped that they would all stay on. Adlai Stevenson irritated me that day, by the way, and for this kind of a project I think I should make reference to it. M: Don't ever let me cut you off on anything. G: Adlai was sitting next to me
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 5 (V), 2/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • to observe Ambassador Adlai Stevenson's relationship with the First Family? C: Yes, F: Let's talk about it. C: Well, I think that he was enchanted by Mrs. Johnson. He was one of the first people who wrote her a letter using such perfect words for her
Oral history transcript, John Sparkman, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • in the nomination without consulting with me, without talking to me. I asked that it not be--. But In fact, I asked that it be withdrawn and they complied. M: I see. In 1952, then when you were nominated for the Vice Presidency with Mr. Stevenson, apparently
Oral history transcript, J.C. Looney, interview 1 (I), 10/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • then from the previous campaign, and the sentiment was much better for him. Although Stevenson was well- supported and liked, and particularly by the more conservative element, the LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 13 (XIII), 9/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ; Arthur Goldberg's resignation from the Supreme Court and appointment as United Nations (UN) ambassador; Adlai Stevenson as UN ambassador; Abe Fortas' appointment to the Supreme Court; Lyndon Johnson's (LBJ) relationships with Abe Fortas and Clark Clifford
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . There is a possibility that Steve Mitchell was either Adlai Stevenson's law partner or they were closely associated, but I think there was a better rapport between Johnson and Rayburn and Mitchell than there was with Stevenson, because they were always skeptical what
Oral history transcript, Stewart L. Udall, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Adlai Stevenson fan in both of his campaigns. Looking onto the 1960 election, of course, I felt this was a great opportunity for the party. As late as early 1958 I think I was still a Stevenson man. In fact I wrote an article for the New Republic which I
Oral history transcript, Roger Stevens, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Stevens -- I -- 2 F: How did you get into politics? S: Well, I used to be chairman of Adlai Stevenson's finance committee during 1952 and 1956, and from 1956 to 1960 I continued as head of the finance
Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • and the election was certified by the proper authorities in Texas. JBF: You weren't called upon for any role in the '48 e1ection--advisory or otherwise? F: No. And frankly I haven't been called in very often since. When Governor Stevenson ran against General
Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 1 (I), 1/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • was at the University at that time. I voted for him, but that was all I did that year. F: Were you active in state politics in 1952 at the time that Adlai Stevenson was nominated the first time? S: Very slightly. running myself. I had had a very tough race
  • ; attack on LBJ and Lady Bird at the Adolphus Hotel; Adlai Stevenson; Position of U.S. Attorney; Reception for VP LBJ at the Adolphus Hotel; planning for JFK-LBJ trip to Dallas; November 22, 1963; Bill Alexander wanted to file a complaint on Oswald’s behalf
Oral history transcript, Claude C. Wild, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • /loh/oh -16- In 1948, that's the one he won by 87 votes, we had to run against the incumbent, the Governor Stevenson. The polls showed him to have 75 per cent when Johnson started, and he was 100,000 or 75,000 [ahead], some large figure like
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 5 (V), 9/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • walk in the hotel, into the front entrance, the main entrance of the hotel, that he'd have to go the back way. Obviously, I think he saw the political capital to be gained by walking through that crowd. I think a few weeks earlier Adlai Stevenson had
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 18 (XVIII), 1/6/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to my father-in-law, "What did you do?" He said, "We made it a mandatory buy." (Laughter) G: Let's talk about [Adlai] Stevenson's death for a moment. Any insights on the relationship between Stevenson and LBJ? C: No. G: Did he discuss his
Oral history transcript, Polk Shelton and Nell Shelton, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • --I--10 think, by Mr. O'Danie1 when Mr. Sheppard died, and then he was successful in the next campaign when he ran against Mr. Stevenson. PB: Yes. That was in 1948. PS: Yes sir. PB: After that campaign there was a considerable flurry
Oral history transcript, Adrian A. Spears, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to beg him, I guess, and then they came back and like Stevenson had just done it. He and Price Daniel both did it, and I thought it was hypocrisy of the worst kind and just outright misrepresentation. If you can think of any other mean words, I'll give
Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 2 (II), 2/28/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • by the way. I really don't--it just stands out in my mind that John had it figured out that that's the way it was going to work out. G: Of course, [Adlai] Stevenson did get the nomination right away, then threw the vice presidential nomination open
Oral history transcript, Melvin C. Winters, interview 5 (V), 3/18/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • of MacArthur? W: No, I don't. G: Let me just clear up something you said in your last interview. You said that he supported Eisenhower over [Adlai] Stevenson, and I'm wondering if you meant that he felt personally favorable, or if he actually privately
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 38 (XXXVIII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)
  • of the school; Sputnik and LBJ's interest in space; LBJ's cousin, Oriole Bailey; Jack and Mary Margaret Valenti's courtship; John F. Kennedy's 1956 visit to Texas and the LBJ Ranch while campaigning for Adlai Stevenson; Christmas family tradition, including
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Stevenson was LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Corcoran -- I -- 20
Oral history transcript, George Sandlin, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and not putting [Adlai] Stevenson on the Democratic ticket in the general election. And he just [could not] agree to that. It finally came to the point to where he took the platform, took the stage, and asked the delegates not to pass that. The resolution was made
  • convention rather than the September convention; accusations that Shivers and Sandlin manipulated hotel accommodations to put liberal groups in Dallas while the convention was in Fort Worth; Price Daniel's support for the Adlai Stevenson-Estes Kefauver ticket
Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, III, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)
  • . And-- M: Was she--I'm sorry-- J: And I think we made one more trip to Mayo that year. Lord, we were--Lyndon was dogged with so many things. But this time they told him his condition was excellent. Shivers was saying that he could not support a Stevenson
Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 2 (II), 9/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • in it was a responsible and reasonable part that we appreciated. As far as U Thant's alleged initiative was concerned, it's very unfortunate that the principal witness to that transaction, Adlai Stevenson, died before we could get the 14 LBJ Presidential Library http
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 32 (XXXII), 8/3/1982-8/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and admiring light that now shines on him, to my great pleasure. But certainly in Texas we earned a lot of vocal hostility by being for Adlai Stevenson and against Eisenhower. There was never any question of doing anything else. There was the usual--after
Oral history transcript, Tyler Abell, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • of things hadn't gone wrong, he would have been elected; in other words, if Eisenhower hadn't run obviously he would have been elected; if Stevenson hadn't come out against atomic testing, which was a very unpopular stand in Kentucky, he would have been
Oral history transcript, Frank Denius, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • approved a mear.s by which Texas De~ocrats could vote for the Republican nominee. FD: sir. That was 1952 and you recall a. rather heatec. Yes I election between the late Adlai Stevenson and then General Eisenhower and we had ..... we'd had
Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • , and while this is the Japanese image of what the American is like, and it's very authentic, still at the same time they are a very decorous people, and this is a little bit shocking. And I remember another occasion, and this was when Adlai Stevenson had
Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • was to me a reasonably familiar commodity. No, I wouldn't have said that. I think his style hurt him with some kinds of people, but many of them were Americans. A couple of days before Adlai Stevenson died in London, when he was involved in a British
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 8 (VIII), 8/17/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • in the Senate, which indeed he would have done. F: Had you worked with Senator Kennedy at this time? L: No. I didn't know Senator Kennedy well at all, and I was a friend of Adlai Stevenson's. I was for Stevenson, although Stevenson was not very clearly
Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • or those who are in the highest elected office that their party holds in the Congress will never buy that. For example, Barry Goldwater had no voice as a titular head of his party after he was defeated. The Stevenson people felt that Stevenson
Oral history transcript, Jonathan Daniels, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , Roosevelt said he did. But Byrnes can be very forthright when he wants to be. F: During the ~ifti~s, you, I know, went to the Democratic national conventions, certainly in 1952, that's when they nominated Adlai Stevenson. D: Yes, I was there. F
Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . The Luxembourg stop was interesting in the sense that the American ambassador was another Stevenson man, and who was rather anti-Johnson. I remember in the control room fairly late in the evening, it must have been on the end of the first day-- MG