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Oral history transcript, John A. Schnittker, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ? s: No. We simply had to stand up when our name was called, and afterwards talk to some of the press privately. But we had no part of the press LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library
Oral history transcript, Graham Purcell, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • been some talk about Lyndon Johnson's style of campaigning, as he called it, "pressing the flesh", sort of barnstorming and going from town to town, that this is out of style, and it's no longer necessary to campaign like that. And so I was interested
Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • about specific telecasts? H: I think twice in all the years, indirectly through his press secretary, we got word that he was something less than happy with something that had been said or shown. F: Do you remember what it was? H: I'm sure both
  • Biographical information; first meeting with LBJ; 1960, 1964 Democratic conventions; association with LBJ during the vice presidency; NBC’s handling of the news after the JFK assassination; meetings with LBJ; credibility gap; Georgetown Press
Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • himself very accessible to them, on his own motion. B: This brings up the whole relationship of Johnson and the press. Would you agree with what has been a good deal of public criticism that Mr. Johnson does not understand the press and cannot live
  • Democratic Convention; JFK-LBJ rivalry; LBJ’s acceptance of the VP nomination; LBJ’s irritation over his Alfalfa Club Dinner speech and camel driver story; cross off; LBJ’s personal reaction to the JFK assassination; LBJ and the press; RFK; LBJ’s judgment
Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • if nobody else was there but me. B: Was that an innovation of yours? H: Oh, absolutely. People never dreamed of starting anything like that and never dreamed of having a secretary that was there at 8:30. B: I believe that you had regular press