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  • . George is a close friend of mine. George was another one wholly devoted to the President. The person who went to work for the President in 1939 and got the President's complete trust, just so totally, was Walter Jenkins. If Walter could have remained
  • Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
  • [Homer] Thornberry, then Congressman Thornberry from Austin, asked me to come to Washington as his administrative assistant in June of 1955. of 1955 as his aide. Fortunately, I accepted the offer and came in June And then, like so many Texans, I am still
  • in Washington, and at that time I didn't feel I was ready to move to Washington. But a little later on when I decided that I would like to live in Washington, Walter Jenkins called and asked me to come over to Austin for an interview, which I did. After some
  • Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
  • Circumstances of joining LBJ’s staff; duties in the Texas office; Arthur Perry; Walter Jenkins; office operation; LBJ and the Texas office; Lady Bird; transfer to the Majority Leader’s office; office staff; traveling with the Johnson’s; Johnsons
  • . But we first went to Africa. aide on that trip. I went along. 8ill Moyers was sort of the presidential 1.4e came back through Paris. He vrent to Geneva, and then to Paris, when he had some NATO exercises to do; then we went on home. That vIas our
  • . waited so long. But I never did understand why he I was afraid he had waited too long. B: Did he ask the rest of the Texas House delegation for campaigning help? W: Yes, I'm sure he did. I know Walter Jenkins--well, I've forgotten whether Lyndon
  • to boost his own role. was impossible. O'Donnell said it I remember that Ted Clifton, who was the military aide, heard about it and felt this was not the way that John Kennedy would really want it, so he made the arrangements for Lyndon Johnson to visit