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  • Series > Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories (remove)
  • Date > 1969-03-13 (remove)

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Oral history transcript, Hale Boggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • an obvious rivalry between Senator Kennedy and Senator Johnson for the nomination in '60. Bo: Well, it became so later as it got closer to 1960. I don't think there was any great rivalry prior to that time. B: You were close to Senator Kennedy too
  • Rights Bill; LBJ’s acceptance as VP; issues of Kennedy’s Catholicism; LBJ during VP years; death of Rayburn; Kennedy legislative program; JFK’s trip to Texas; William Manchester’s book; leadership meetings; Wheat Sales Bill; Warren Commission; LBJ’s
Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • being nominated. I think he was. During that year, actually, or during those two years, we had gotten to know Senator Kennedy. We were not close to him, but phil admired him too. But nevertheless he was for Johnson, and he went to him and he gave him
Oral history transcript, Charles Diggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Kennedy's choice of Johnson for his running mate, I was pretty much assured that Stu Symington was going to be the Vice Presidential candidate. Since I was a preconvention supporter of Symington, I felt pretty good about that. When the announcement