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Oral history transcript, Carl Phinney, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Kleberg. Of course, I was not living in that Congressional district at the time this took place. F: Then you were in Dallas? P: Yes, sir. Subsequent to that, when he made the race for Congress down there, I met him on two or three occasions through my
support of Stevenson; General Mark Clark; 1948 and 1954 campaigns; 1960 campaign; President’s club; assessment of LBJ; reserve cutbacks.

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 2 (II), 5/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in that way . Sam was more of the behind-the-scenes operator and I couldn't say- I never saw Rebecca really working at a meeting--Rebecca did her work as I could tell with the more organized groups like the Women's Clubs--the B&PW women, and things

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in the afternoon to see the mail that had come in that day. That back office, as we called it, or the Speaker's office, handled his congressional work LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Longoria came to see me about discrimination against her deceased husband. We sponsored several groups, one of them we called a young girls club Club -- and the chairman of this group was Miss Sara Moreno. Orchidia Sara Moreno, a young lady

Oral history transcript, Raymond E. Buck, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

outstanding results for the Tenth Congressional District and for the state of Texas at large . During this period, he declined an appointment proffered by President Roosevelt to be national administrator for the Rural Electrification Administration . His

in the Congress in the same congressional district . I was Speaker in the Massachusetts legislature, and I ran for Congress,and he ran for the United States Senate and defeated Lodge in 1952 . something I have to tell you ." I said, "Jack, I have I told him

Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that they had much difficulty in persuading him to run as a Republican rather than as a Democrat. He would have been elected on whatever ticket he was nominated on, at that time. JBF: Did Mr. Johnson, in his younger Congressional days, ever ask you for any

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

to the newpapers in Texas. I wrote some of his speeches. I wrote statements for the Congressional Record. Of course, George Reedy 'vas his principal writer, especially in his capacity as floor leader. Then later--Johnson had a yen for what he called flwarm

Oral history transcript, Charles B. Lipsen, interview 1 (I), 6/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. I met my wife, who at the age of seventeen years old was a junior at the University of Wisconsin. I had just gotten out of the Marine Corps and was on the 52-20 Club. I took her out a couple of times and liked her. I asked her to marry me

didn't think Roosevelt was going to run for a third term. M: Do you recall thinking back there in his early congressional years that he had a possibly long political career ahead of him? T: I never had any doubt about it from the time he got

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 1 (I), 11/25/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, the American Association of Adver tising Agencies. That's the real power. They are the ones that have the accounts, and the AFA were just these little advertising clubs around the country which were on their last legs anyway. So as far as I was concerned, I

Oral history transcript, Cecil E. Burney, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

. At the present time, well, for example when he ran for President in 1964, we got about twenty-six thousand more votes in this Congressional district than was needed to carry the district . And the margin in the state was something like forty-six thousand, so

Oral history transcript, David K.E. Bruce, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: That was after World War II . After World War II . Because of that I was summoned before congressional committees from time to time . I had occasion then to see President Johnson, but again only casually . My.real beginning of any close acquaintanceship

Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

this election is in over here ." I never went to but one election party, and that was our first one in 1948 . We went over there, and they had [the party] on top of one of the buildings over there, some club, lemonade and all . Anything he had

Oral history transcript, David Halberstam, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a party at the South shore Coun try Club and invit e Sena tor Johns on to come to that meet ing, as well as John Conn ally and Mayo r Daley . I belie ve at that time Sena tor Johns on met Mayo r Daley . F: You think this was the first time the two men

Oral history transcript, Leon Jaworski, interview 1 (I), 12/23/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

; and secondly, I did engage in some rather active local civic undertakings, such as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, the president of American Red Cross, the president of Rotary Club, and others were really time consuming--that was all the time I could

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Press Club here. And the person making [the presentation?], just casually, just like you were lifting something from a biographical sketch, mentioned that I was to be serving as chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee on Civil Rights, and a member

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

mean this was occurring in my state and in a town that I'd lived in as a kid and I felt ashamed . I took--Tony Lewis was covering for the New York Times and I've forgotten who else--but I took them to dinner that night at the Key Club

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