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Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

have them I served my last term as Supervisor--I ran for the I was elected in the 1922 election, when Governor Alfred Smith was reelected Governor. So I served one term in the state legislature. At that time there was a bill introduced known
of the U.S.; Hubert Humphrey; law and order issue; Labor Union; open immigration policy of the Democratic Party; LBJ’s place in history; science of politics and LBJ; difference in roles played by Farley and Bailey as National Chairmen of the Democratic Party.

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: D. B. HARDEMAN INTERVIEWER: T. H. Baker PLACE: Mr. Hardeman's residence, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Last time we were talking about Mr. Rayburn in Congress. During those years there, after you got with Mr. Rayburn from the late

, from the time he went there until he left . F: You were educated entirely in California? B: Yes, both my wife and myself are products of Lowell High School in San Francisco . She went on to the University of California . I went to San Francisco

Oral history transcript, Carl Phinney, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and graduated from high school at Brownwood in 1920. the University of Texas from 1921 to 1928. practice of law in Dallas, Texas. I attended In 1931 I commenced the During that time I served in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 1 (I), 11/25/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Swedish horse out here in your office. P: Then when I came back in 1957 I began as legislative representative for the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO. Then, of course, I began working- t~: r'1r. Johnson P: He was majority leader
Biographical information; trade union movement; 1960 campaign; consumer programs; consumer legislation; packaging bill; truth-in-packaging bill; women's rights; Betty Furness; Women's Bureau; equal pay bill; labor standards; interagency

Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

his name out because I thought we ought to have a Southerner for President. something on my mind for thirty years or so, South to get back in the Union. This has been that it's time for the I would like to have voted for Richard Russell earlier

Oral history transcript, David K.E. Bruce, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

with Mr . Johnson . When did you first meet the man and have knowledge of him? B: I first met President Johnson when he was a Senator . As you know, he occupied a particularly commanding'position there and I had occasion from time to time in connection

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

programs and in beautification, things which you are associated with--desalination of water, the whole myriad. L: I'm interested in health programs because as a child I had poor health-- F: This is in Wisconsin? L: In Wisconsin. At one time I

Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh October 10, 1968 B: All right, sir, if we may start here, when did you first get acquainted with Mr. Johnson? H: I met Mr. Johnson some time in the forties. assignments--OPA, Agriculture, other things. I was in Washington

Oral history transcript, George R. Brown, interview 2 (II), 8/6/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 that in Montana . He talked me into extending my leave of absence another six months and going to work on one of these bridges, which I did . When my leave was up by that time I

targets for years from Franklin Delano Roosevelt on through to Johnson's time--substantial numbers of these were passed. Slum clearance, housing, the poverty programs, the interstate highway systems, airline and airport legislation, and the development

Oral history transcript, James P. Coleman, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Coleman -- I -- 2 it a pretty good organization while he was president? F: ~las C: Well, he had been speaker of it before I got to Capitol Hill but evidently, it must have been, because after his term as speaker for a long time his leadership generally

the dance was to be held, I met a hostess who asked me what my fraternity was and I told her Phi Delta Theta. So, some time later, in the course of the afternoon--I didn't intend to stay any more than just to make certain that I could get in there if I

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Waldron, interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Waldron -- I -- 2 W: Yes. I knew Senator Wirtz before he died. G: What were your impressions of him at that time? W: Truly~ my impression

: During the time out there, any disputes between the politicians as to what was going to happen in the campaign, I had the sole decision to make . In other words, [being] from outside of the state, I knew none of the politicians . I told them where

for approximately a year--which, by the way, is the length of time people ordinarily stay with the Supreme Court as youngsters because it's a very low-paying job. It's more for the training and the honor than it is for the pay. Governor Daniel hired me
ticket; LBJ becoming Minority Leader in 1953 and Majority Leader in 1954; time following LBJ’s 1955 heart attack; LBJ vs. Price Daniel on civil rights; Majority Leader LBJ’s attempts to balance his duties to Texas and the nation; LBJ’s talents as Majority

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