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Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

persuade President Johnson to deposit his papers here rather than, say, at San Marcos? R: I didn't have anything to do with that. M: That was already done? R: Qh, yes. The planning committee here was appointed after it had been decided

Oral history transcript, Otis Arnold Singletary, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/12/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that bhe governor could veto that project. The President went to San Marcos and made a speech, and in the speech he said the first one was going to be there at eamp Gary and indeed had not cleared it yet with the governor. So I inherited the situation

Oral history transcript, James W. Smith, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was going to ask you about J. Ed Smith, who was the chairman of the delegation, and his association with LBJ here. S: Well, Ed Smith and LBJ had been in college together at San Marcos. Ed Smith was probably the most distinguished trial lawyer among

Oral history transcript, Otto Lindig, interview 1 (I), 3/1965, by Jessie Hunter (Item)

to have appeal. In February, 1927, he entered Southwest Texas State Teachers College at San Marcos, Texas. To help earn his way he worked both as a janitor and as secretary to the president of the college. He took his BS degree in August 1930. He

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. There was one funny story about the helicopter. We had a little boy named Green, who was the son of Professor Green at San Marcos College, and he was with the loudspeaker truck. And he was trying to keep the crowd because the helicopter was late in some

Oral history transcript, Drew Pearson, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

invited by the Vice President, Mr. Johnson, to go to the Ranch that afternoon--or, no, I guess that evening, late, late that evening. I was due to speak in San Marcos College-- F: Southwest Texas State. P: That evening when I got to Austin to change

Oral history transcript, Robert W. Calvert, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

to the legislature from Robertson I believe he taught speech and some other things. He had taught speech in Houston. M: Who was the other one? C: Another one was Tom Dunlap, and he represented San Marcos or Hays County He still lives here I'm pretty certain

Oral history transcript, W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr., interview 1 (I), April 1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

in San Marcos . I lka:xte :it speeches in San Niarcos . As -- matter that far back., it kind of ser'-- --rns like his first of fact, nrying t~ nnnouncernent --;as at San 101arcos, at the State Teachers' College . I believe he mzde T h13 announcez

Oral history transcript, William F. Jackson and Lucy Ginter Jackson, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

seemed to be very--he was given a warm greeting in Manila, and he and Mrs. Johnson both seemed to be very happy with their association with Ferdinand Marcos, I think it was at that time. They traded gifts and of course seemed to be pleased and happy

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 23 (XXIII), 9/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

route to that, Marietta and I were going to attend a tea at Seguin put on by Lyndon's old San Marcos friend and NYA [National Youth Administration] friend Wilton Woods and his sweet little wife, Virginia. They had just invited everybody, every lady

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

roommate at San Marcos, was the second in command of this unit. lay. So I knew where the things all LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library

Oral history transcript, Gordon Fulcher, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

became ill and I believe he went to Seton Hospital and it was determined he had appendicitis. His closing campaign speech I believe was to have been delivered in San Marcos or ...•. I don't remember just exactly where, but I believe it was San Marcos

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in, such as transfers of enlisted men, hardship discharges. The first contact I remember was making the Finance Office at San Marcos, Texas, a Class B Finance Office, whatever that is, but that kind of problem. Then towards the end of my tenure as assistant secretary

Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, William J. Crockett, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

name last night for another reason and now live got a mental block. But the general counsel and general manager of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority was an attorney in San Marcos, and 1111 think of his name one of these days. G: Oh, Cape? B: Yes

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

at the Capitol, sponsored by the American Legion. And back to his old, most friendly town of San Marcos for a speech. And Lockhart. It was just a constant thread of going through these ten counties and these hundred or so towns. I remember the phrase often used

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 5 (V), 3/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. He really felt very strong about Head Start, that and some of the other programs as well, but particularly Head Start, because it applied to such a young group and more appealing group. They weren't bums that you put down here at Camp Gary [San Marcos

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 22 (XXII), 8/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

got good crowds and good response. All of the things that he had-seeds that he had sown in the past bore fruit, especially and continuingly his association with San Marcos, the school where he went, and with the NYA [National Youth Administration

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 20 (XX), 2/20/1981-2/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was certainly one of them. In the early days we would go to Cape Camp on the Blanco River--I think it's the San Marcos River, same clear green though. At times it was Charles' and Alice's [Marsh] beautiful Longlea down in Culpeper. It became Brackettville

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 3 (III), 7/1/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 7 (VII), 8/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

married a Kellam. moved to San Marcos and ran a boarding house. never close. Then she But the Kellams were There was Jesse and his brother, which I'll think of in a minute, but I'll give you an idea about his brother, Claud. Claud Kellam was coach

Oral history transcript, Edward Joseph, interview 2 (II), 2/23/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

know one time Lyndon went off from home, went to California somewhere, and the old man worried about him a lot until he [came back]. When he got back I think his mother took him in hand, took him down to San Marcos, put him in school there. G: His

Oral history transcript, Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

in Floresville since then. M: Did you go to school here? F: I attended school and graduated from the Floresville High School. I went to San Marcos to the Teachers', College--in those days it was called that--for one year. taught school two years

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 2 (II), 8/29/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was Then we drove on to Austin and down to San Marcos where he opened that campaign. making my base out of Marshall. And I stayed in Texas, I was based in Marshall, but I worked that whole East Texas [area]. Oklahoma to the Gulf along the Louisiana line

Oral history transcript, Ray Roberts, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was the general assistant and the number two guy in the organization. with Deason and became closer to him. But I worked He and President Johnson were schoolmates at the same time in San Marcos. So as a result of this particular affiliation and working

Oral history transcript, Robert H. Montgomery, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

College in San Marcos, where I was a had been graduated exactly twenty years colle~e ~'y debater -- as I befor~. had been in my day at ~lma relst-i.ong wi.th hi ... there Ncre only of the !!lost He LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, John Wildenthal, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Wildenthal -- I -- 2 W: No, I had not met him personally until the interview, as I recall. had lived in Cotulla when I was about six years old. school with him. He My aunt had 'taught My uncle at San Marcos at the state

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 4 (IV), 5/13/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was interested in it? J: I think only because he was interested in Austin. That interest continued through the rest of his life. G: He never drew the parallel with San Marcos and the fish hatchery there. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 2 (II), 6/17/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and.under the blazing sun or under the tree. · In both San Marcos and Lockhart, we had good trees on the square and it was a colorful sort of a setting. · ·~.Gene-.Au.tr.Y would come and say he was happy to be here, just happened to be here, passing through

Oral history transcript, Alfred Rosenthal, interview 1 (I), 10/29/2010, by Claudia Anderson (Item)

, and that's how he got started. He went to a teachers college in New Braunfels [San Marcos]. And, he was a wellorganized person, dynamic, strong, and he made up his mind that's what going to happen. That's how I saw Mr. Johnson again, because we met with him

Oral history transcript, Jewel Malechek Scott, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Marcos, and the years when he lived in Stonewall and also in Johnson City. His stories seemed to come from all of those times. He was always picking out stories that had happened at different times with him to tell us how to treat our children or how

Oral history transcript, Paul Bolton, interview 1 (I), 4/6/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, John T. Connor, interview 1 (I), 6/22/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

fundamentals? C: I doubt if he ever studied many economic courses when he was at San Marcos [Southwest Texas State] Teachers College. His experience as a legislator was probably the background he had. In considering many of the legislative bills before

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with the press . What do you think were the sources of this difficulty here? B: To use one of his own quotes that he took from a book, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing ." paper at San Marcos . Remember, he was editor of the Somehow or another during

Oral history transcript, Dorothy Territo, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1983, by Claudia Anderson (Item)

to that idea, Juanita stayed opposed to that idea. She felt that Lyndon Johnson, who had never attended--she didn't see the logic of giving his papers to the University of Texas, that they were more properly given to Southwest Texas, to San Marcos, where he

Oral history transcript, Lew Wasserman, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 16 (XVI), 1/29/1980-1/30/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was a key man behind it, and Everett Looney would have been helping, and all of Lyndon's old, strong folks from the NYA and the San Marcos school were getting organized for a campaign to sign petitions for him to run again, thinking that if they showed up

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler and Charles K. Boatner, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)