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Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • such narrow victories. The first time he ran for the Senate he was defeated, and then in his contest with Coke Stevenson he just [won by] 78 votes, or 87. G: Tight. B: Like the first time I met him, he just said, "I ran on a ticket totally opposed
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 6 (VI), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • thought the advisory council was a rather useful thing, as a matter of fact. It had people like Acheson and Stevenson in there. Butler was a difficult fellow; you couldn't do anything with him. G: Did Johnson ever establish some lines of communication