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Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : In the earlier years, he seems to have had a number of mentors and· political sponsors. Alvin Wirtz. R: I guess one was Sam Rayburn and another was Did you know Senator Wirtz? Oh yes, I just loved him. captive liberal. He was always the liberal, the sort
  • Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
  • Rowe’s upbringing; working for the United Mine Workers; early social interaction with LBJ; Maury Maverick; how Jim Rowe came to work for LBJ; LBJ’s mentee relationships with Sam Rayburn and Alvin Wirtz; how LBJ hellped Jim Rowe get into the Navy
Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , Sam Rayburn--he and old Harold got along wonderful together. They were both crotchety with each other, but on a good friendly basis, it was a good friendly relationship there. Sam supported bills he never thought held support, and he had a majority
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh E. Rowe--II--20 cigarettes. G: Sam Rayburn said one time, I understand, "Thank God Lyndon has that ranch
Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
  • relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/20/1969 (Monday) (Item)
  • a on summer a f t e r n o o n s , w ith t h e o t h e r S p e a k e r, M r. Sam R ay b u rn , who u s e d to s a y , "How do you l i k e my C a p i t o l ? " s a i d t o g e t h e r so m e th in g l i k e , "We a l l f e e l t h a t i t ' s And we o u r s
  • to the Capitol; Lady Bird reminisces about Sam Rayburn; Lady Bird describes ceremony; Nixon gives inaugural address; Johnsons to party at the Clark Cliffords'; LBJ gives speech from porch; large crowds at Andrews AFB and Bergstrom AFB; party at LBJ Ranch
Oral history transcript, Nathaniel Owings, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 17 in those days, Sam Rayburn, had insisted that the freeway that was planned
Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • was equally close to Speaker Rayburn, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 5