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Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • the boat when he failed to comply with the rule of the land. G: So he had on that committee, I guess, [Estes] Kefauver, Lester Hunt, and John Stennis from the Democrats. And then from the Republicans, Styles Bridges and [Leverett] Saltonstall and Wayne
  • ; Dixiecrat-Republican coalition; Senator Russell’s run for president; Pat McCarran; Donald Cook; Allan Shivers; Drew Pearson
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 6 (VI), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT G. BAKER INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Baker's residence, Silver Spring, Maryland Tape 1 of 2 B: You know, in your January 2, 1955 [chronology], your paragraph says that Drew Pearson criticized LBJ's support of Price
  • Price Daniel and the Senate Judiciary Committee; Democratic Steering Committee; Drew Pearson; Commerce Committee; Senator Alben Barkley; selection of Harry Truman as 1944 vice-presidential candidate; use of Skeeter Johnston's office for lunch
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Baker -- II -- 12 live over again, I would have never made that recommendation, but Drew Pearson and the real radical
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 4 (IV), 2/29/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • for him. Drew Pearson was always writing stories about the guy from C i t i e s Service. I don't know whether he was a Texan or not, but they were always giving him something. Eisenhower had never had any money; he'd been a military man. I guess
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)