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Oral history transcript, Sam Kinch, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/3/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of absence in '38 and got to know him but not to cover him. F: Were you working for the Star-Telegram then? K: I took a leave of absence. I was working for Ernest Thompson in his race for governor. F: In that famous campaign! K: And also Judge Cd tz
First association with LBJ; 1948 election; Star-Telegram’s campaign support; Preston Smith; Byron Utecht; George Parr; covering 1952 and 1956 Texas state conventions; LBJ’s response to an article by Kinch; Frankie Randolph; Mrs. Bentsen; Byron

Oral history transcript, Vann Kennedy, interview 1 (I), 11/xx/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Kennedy -- I -- 19 K: --gained nothing by the gesture. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram remarked editorially that they achieved nothing except to mar the reputation of Fort Worth and its hospitality. The incident was referred

Oral history transcript, Harry Provence, interview 1 (I), 5/5/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

was just in and out. M: You were doing much the same kind of work again? P: Yes, writing stuff, mostly for this paper. Then we were called on to rush up to Fort Worth one morning early to the state Democratic convention to be sure--you know, part

Oral history transcript, Fenner Roth, interview 2 (II), 10/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

You see, they'd laid great plans for this roadside park between Dallas and Fort Worth. Lyndon had asked several of the district dir- ectors to come into Dallas, because we knew President Roosevelt was .. LBJ Presidential Library http
Roth’s childhood; meeting and interacting with LBJ at Southwest Texas (teachers’ college); White Stars organization; Professor Howard Mell Greene; Roth’s work for the NYA; relationship between the NYA and WPA; Senator Alvin Wirtz; President

Oral history transcript, Felix McKnight, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on and everything. G: \-Jho were the reporters that generally covered him and that traveled with him in that campaign, do you remember? M: I'll try to remember a few. Robert Hicks [?J from the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, who was an extremely able political

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

introduced Mr. Johnson to the speaking that day. I met them over at Fort Worth, and of course I did not take charge of it until they got into F: They came in a motorcade from Fort Worth. P: Right. They stopped at Arlington and when they left Arlington, we

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

to show their love and affection jointly and went around together. Even [Ralph] Yarborough got in the act. some angle on that down there. It was kind of a happy meeting. I forgot I think they went to Fort Worth or were going to go to Fort Worth, too

Oral history transcript, Bo Byers, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

District at They may have tended to be a little more liberal than like the Dallas Morni ng News and the Houston Chronicle . certain if you go back and look at I'm almost the Dallas Morning News , Worth ] Star-Telegram , Chronicle --if you find out I'm

Oral history transcript, Callan Graham, interview 1 (I), 8/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

didn't want to stop you. CG: I'm guessing at, say, a week. How long did you stay down there? We stayed there until the Democratic Executive Committee met in Fort Worth. I don't remember that date. See, it met just ahead of the Democratic state

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Wh ites ide 26 I Saturday night when they quit counting and had the big victory party and everything. Monday and Tuesday they found some extra boxes in Fort Worth that had been overlooked and they brought them in. Where
Circumstances of entering Southwest Texas Teachers College; job at college; impressions of the young LBJ; LBJ and the 1928 Democratic National Convention; Dr. Evans’ garage apartment; LBJ’s interest in the College Star; lack of money among students

Oral history transcript, Sam Low, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

hundred of them at this meeting--came in with chips on their shoulder . shoulder . And he came in with a chip on his I was informed that some of the people in Fort Worth and Dallas, as a quid pro quo for their financial support, had made him
delegation’s support of JFK for vice-presidential candidate under Adlai Stevenson; LBJ’s worth in the 1960 JFK/LBJ presidential ticket; 1965 reorganization of Customs; LBJ’s anger over criticism and impatience.

Oral history transcript, Homer E. Dean, interview 1 (I), 1/12/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, and one of my spells was assignment to the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. After I got my commission as an infantry officer I was over there training troops, about 90 per cent of which were black troops. [It was] kind

Oral history transcript, Terrel Maverick Webb, interview 1 (I), 1/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the polls in Fort Worth on that election, and she felt personally responsible for his election. f: That's the nice thing about that close an election. Every box that went by 37 votes can claim to have put him in. H: Don't tell me. You'll find that, I'm

Oral history transcript, Horace E. Richards, interview 1 (I), 12/19/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

was a good-natured guy. He wasn't smart like I was writing for the newspaper, the College Star, and I had this in there--what I did was buy a joke book and substitute a college student's name because then they took the papers and sent them home because
Biographical information; recollections of college living arrangements and teachers; early impressions of LBJ; memories of the Johnson family; LBJ’s reputation at Southwest Texas State Teachers College; White Star/Black Star organizations; elections

Oral history transcript, Bailey Sheppard, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had enough points to be discharged, but I'd been transferred from the Eighth Service Command where I was in the Intelligence to Fort Ho 1abi rd at Ba ltimore, and I had an opportunity to see Johnson at that time. I wanted to get out of the army since

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 2 (II), 8/29/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a telegram saying I had been selected for appointment, would I accept the appointment, I didn't know. So that was when I got in touch with Ray to tell him all about it. F: It was time to catch him up. R: He was very excited about it and thought yes

Oral history transcript, Edward Joseph, interview 1 (I), 8/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

telegrams, but he had overlooked the fact that Martin Dies was real strong. Joe Belden had made a poll in which he showed that some of the counties in East Texas were strong for Martin Dies, and some of the people who LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, James P. Nash, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

married, and we went to the wedding. I got this telegram. That's the first I knew about it, that I was appointed delegate to the United Nations. It was a complete surprise to me, because I didn't even know they were talking about me. Of course the FBI

Oral history transcript, Oren Harris, interview 1 (I), 9/3/1973, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

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