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Oral history transcript, Byron G. Skelton, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. In the meantime the story goe s that Wright Mor row personally guaranteed- -he's a man of considerable means--a national television broadcast for President Truman. By reason of that he, in a way, ingratiated himself with the people on the National Committee
and 1960 campaigns; Democratic National Committeeman; Los Angeles Democratic Convention; JFK’s meeting with Houston ministers; LBJ’s running for Senate and VP; LBJ relationship with John Connally; LBJ as VP; reasons for the 1963 Dallas trip; wrote letters

be on the side that Texas was on, irrespective of the fact that he did occupy some national position. However, among the informed people, this was not really a major problem. They understood that he had a dual function and they understood that he had to take
Biographical information; working for Price Daniel; Jacobsen’s personal political philosophy; 1940’s and 1950’s political climate in Texas; LBJ’s reputation as a congressman; LBJ’s early advisers and associates; law suit involving the 1948 election

Oral history transcript, Robert S. Strauss, interview 1 (I), 5/22/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

the President's involvement in Texas politics. mention~ You asked I didn't and I should have because it goes to the heart of something else, I'm national committeeman from Texas and I was one of the two or three people responsible for the campaign in Texas

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, about 1957. I met him in The locale was a coffee, I think is what it was called. in the afternoon of a weekday. It was It was organized by Warren Woodward. Its objective was, as Woody told me, for the then-majority leader to meet with young people

and then walk down with the color guard, so that we would receive the state guests as a foursome, the President and the Vice President . Every time we had a private party, which was about five times I think in the time we were there, we'd always ask

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

on various I saw him there. I met him as a U.S. Senator, because I always went to the Congress and said hello to the people. But I had a chance to know him better in the late fifties when I was Governor of North Carolina and he was invited to make

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 2 (II), 7/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

interesting experience because, as I men- tioned in the earlier interview, one of Mr. Johnson's closest and long time associates was Irving Goldberg, who now serves as a judge on the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Goldberg agreed to become vice chairman of the Texas

Oral history transcript, Frank W. Mayborn, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

voting before all the people were there. Because I had told them I was coming--I think Skelton told them --I guess they knew 1 was coming, because when I walked in it was like sitting at an Irish wake. Everybody was sitting there like statues

Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. He'd made a good governor, most people in And it ,,,as a political race, and feelings were aroused. Naturally I was working as hard for my man as I could. B: What made Hr. Johnson seem liberal? M: I suppose association in the minds of many people

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (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 8 Association. I was living in Dallas but the award was presented at the National

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in Dallas, working in inter-faith causes--National Conference of Christians and Jews, and other activities. So Irving did not tell me that he had received a call, but he told Walter Jenkins to tell the senator that he could rely on anything that I'd said

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