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  • we a l l thought that i f there was going to be any opposition it probably \'1as go i ng to be Stuart Symington ~1ho woul d be difficu lt. But in 1960 then \~e did become concerned. Quite obvious ly he was supporting Adlai Stevenson
  • was as we were going down Main Street, he remarked, "They won't let anybody get within ten feet of him today"--meaning Kennedy--"because of the Adlai Stevenson thing." F: Yes. R: Stevenson had been spat upon in Dallas a couple. of weeks b~fore.This
  • ; and it seemed to me weeks before we knew the outcome. only a couple of days. rIm sure it was But first one return would come in, and former Governor Stevenson would be ahead; the next return would come in, and Congressman Johnson would be ahead
  • the nomination? M: In 1956? B: Yes, sir. That's when Mr. Stevenson threw the convention open, and Mr. Johnson was in the running. M: I thought the contest then was between the late President John F. Kennedy and ex-Senator (Estes) Kefauver. LBJ