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Oral history transcript, Fred Korth, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

take out the time that I knew would be necessary for a.campaign of the type that I envisioned, certainly, with Coke Stevenson as the principal opponent. They indicated to me that my response was not a satisfactory one, and that they were insisting

Oral history transcript, John V. Singleton, Jr., interview 2 (II), 7/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

if he lost held be out completely? S: Right. Held come so close in 1941. Then of course most of the LBJ supporters were really anti-Coke Stevenson. I mean, they really didn't like Coke Stevenson and didn't believe he would make a very good senator

Oral history transcript, A.M. "Monk" Willis, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. that was. He ran against somebody It's been so long ago I have even forgotten who But Johnson won it; he got a lot of votes against him, but he won it easily from whoever the Republican was. That wasn't even the campaign. Coke Stevenson. The campaign

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was on it the rest of the convention because there was a lot of interest in him then, and I ended up handling all his business there. There was the Harriman versus Stevenson business, and Dad was already getting interest from people. And then Kennedy had his close

Oral history transcript, Richard J. Hughes and Betty (Elizabeth) Hughes, interview 1 (I), 8/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh HUGHES -- I -- 14 Governor John Connally and Nellie Connally, or Adlai Stevenson or some other great figure in history standing

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

he had an idea of the proper relations in the public interest between an opposition-led Congress and a President of the other party. There is a document there [in the correspondence file] in which, criticizing Adlai Stevenson's contrary attitude, he

Oral history transcript, Michael V. DiSalle, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

~. R",yburn came into Ne,.] Orleans, where the national c~mmittee roeeti~g when this we.';; was held, and wanted to withhold any decision. ~ossible But he supported Paul Butler who was then elected with the SUp?0rt of Rayburn and Stevenson. B

Oral history transcript, George L.P. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

apprehensive about Senator Kennedy than she was about Senator Johnson. f/[: For what reason, or did she give -? vI: If you'll remember, she opposed Senator Kennedy from the outset. She was for Adlai Stevenson. his father; She was fearful of the influence

Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

then in the 1960 delegation was not exactly a lonely job? W: No, it wasn't at all. We only got a handful of votes--two or three and a half, something like that, but there was real sympathy. there was for Governor Stevenson. As I think the majority of the New

Oral history transcript, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Texas politics? 0: Yes . I know he was warned before not to go by Senator Fulbright, by Adlai Stevenson, by Bobby, to whom they had given messages . he got really upset . I know Vice President Johnson came to our hotel room in Houston the night

Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. The only question was whether Stevenson would be able to hold on to some pledged or semi-pledged Kennedy votes to make it a deadlock on the first ballot. Only in that case,in my opinion, did Johnson or Symington have any chance to become President. LBJ

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 4 came rather belatedly. So there were some others that the people knew better, namely Stevenson, and Symington, and certainly

Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

to show you how he operated. I was on a trip around the world, on leave, when he appointed me to this post as ambassador to the United Nations, and I was in Rome when Stevenson died, and I was Ambassador. in Beirut when Goldberg was made the Then when I

Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

because we were on the platform together. He was nominating Mr. [Adlai] Stevenson and I was seconding it, and I urged him then to run for the vice-presidential nomination. He demurred, but in the next twenty-four hours he did agree and we were able

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

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