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- because I'd just got back from the army. The first thing I did was to start buying newspapers and doing things, and I wasn't very much involved with political party activity. I don't remember having gone [but] to maybe one or two meetings, if we had
- went back to the newspapering business, and I think it's probably the finest thing that ever happened to me. I've certainly enjoyed my fifty-plus years in journalism, and Mr. Johnson obviously enjoyed his many years that led eventually
- Biographical information; association with Richard Kleberg; first meeting LBJ; Roy Miller; association as a newspaperman with LBJ; LBJ’s temper; Senate race; visits during the presidency; LBJ and press criticism; W. Lee O’Daniel; LBJ
- in January of 1946, became a campus stringer for Associated Press during that semester, was offered a full-time job right after that semester ended, took it and went to work I think it was July 1 of 1946 for AP . That got me into covering state government
- in general? Were there more newspapers supporting Johnson or Stevenson during this whole time that the election results were being contested by Stevenson? L: Well, of course, Stevenson was governor, and he was quite powerful and he had lots of friends. He
- with you? H: Yes, we had a very close association during the time. When I entered the Congress he had preceded me by two years, I believe it was. He was a member of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives at that time
- Biographical information; first association with LBJ in Congress; LBJ’s chief motivation and goals; 1943 and 1948 elections; Sam Rayburn; Charlie Murphy; oil/gas industry; Bob Kerr; Natural Gas Act of 1938; Senator Francis Case; Area Basin decision
- house. We had quite a visit at that time, but of course that was the first time I had seen him since 1940. F: Were you associated in the army with Hardy Hollers? P: No, sir. F: So you had no personal interest in that Hardy Hollers-Johnson campaign
Oral history transcript, William Robert Smith, interview 1 (I), 11/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- laws, that he had been playing politics, but that wasn't against the law. I made that reconrnendation with my fingers crossed, but I made it, and it was granted. Now, a great many newspaper writers since then have stated that President Truman pardoned
Oral history transcript, Bascom Timmons, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- for the Fort Worth Record-T: Fort Worth Record in 1906, I was 16 years old. M: 1906, right. And in 1912-1913 you came to Washington and worked for the Washington Post. You have been an editor and owner of newspapers. In 1917 you became the Washington
- this trial over in the Duval County Courthouse. While we were here we met the Lloyds, because Frank was associated with Ed Lloyd and Frank Lloyd in the trial of this case. And due to Frank's connections, the Lloyds were looking for a younger lawyer to come
- of the State Democratic Executive Committee, 1946-48. I've held various otherm.inortype jobs, like president of the Hillsboro School Board for a period of time and things of that sort. I was nominated in the Democratic primary in 1950 for an associate justice
- Service at Austin and a correspondent for a large number of newspapers. Is that correct? K: Yes. B: During that period back in the 19305 a man named Jimmie Allred was elected governor. I believe that you and I thought a lot of Mr. Allred, did we
Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- depended on the radio, newspapers and direct view t6 acquaint ourselves with appearances. And it happened that I had not seen Mr. Johnson until I came to Congress. Mc: What was Mr. Johnson's relationship with members of the Texas delegation? F
- , 1983 INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT W. INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Mr. Murphey's office, Nacogdoches, Texas f~URPHEY Tape 1 of 1 G: All right, Mr. Murphey, would you begin by telling us what your association was with Governor Coke Stevenson? M: I
- belonged to the Press Club. this column, "El Toro." that'd stack up. ~- 17 I was associate editor and I wrote You know they couldn't get rid of the newspapers Nobody wanted that College Star. Some of us got to writing things like that, you know
- purpose, of course, in saying that he was supporting George Grant would be so the newspapers would pick it up and say George Grant is being supported by Aubrey Williams, and Aubrey Williams has repudiated James. That was the tenor. Now to digress and go
- , Hollis Frazier, a few other fellows, give them some competition. We got most of the class officers and the charge of the college newspaper and of the college annual, things like that, and the student council for a year or two or three. F: Was young
- was running for Governor and some people that I had been associating with in other things thought I had some organizing talents, and they called me and said they were in trouble, and I came down here to help them out. One thing led to another and lIve
- be associated LBJ Presidential Library http://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 2S with Wirtz and some of whom
Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
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- during my freshman year. I later became Rice correspon- dent for the Chronicle, and went on into journalism. went into politics. years. President Johnson Therefore we still had a close association over the We saw each other a great deal, communicated
- moved my office to Houston . M: Did you join a law firm here? L: No, I practiced by myself . I had associated with different law firms, just shared offices, but I had an individual practice . M: Why did you move, incidentally, from San Antonio
- hard to find. F: But he didn't invent that either. He's been accused, in the eastern press at least, of chewing out newspaper men. K: He was usually a pretty good I can't recall. Did you ever see any evidence of it re re in Austin? As I say, he
- 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
- judge--testified that he had conducted the election and so forth, and that at the time he began reading newspaper reports that there was something funny about the election. poll and tally lists. So he went to see Tom Donald and borrowed his He took
- that came in the kitchen way to see the President. He didn't have to go through the other formalities. Apparently Roosevelt thought an awful lot of Lyndon, and Lyndon thought a lot of him. G: But in going back through some of the old newspaper public
- histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Roberts -- II -- 2 R: No~ I was a housewife. was one of his NYA boys~ I was married to Herbert Ray Roberts~ who and met him of course because of his and Ray's friendship and past association. F
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- associations with Governor Price Daniel and with President Johnson. In the spring of 1965 you joined the White House staff as Special Counsel to the President and served in that position until the spring of 1967. Could we begin by your telling me a little
- 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
- . At that time I had known there was a young man on the Hill named Lyndon Johnson, who was the secretary for a congressman named [Richard] Kleberg and who had been head of the administrative assistants association in the House. I had known through other
- association with LBJ at all on the building of the I was in the soap business. Big Inch pipeline and his role in that? S: No. That was also built about the time I was in the army. G: Did he play a role in that, do you know? Do you have any secondary
Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
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- and Franklin Roosevelt? P: I don't remember what all we have gone into in the past, but of course Lyndon's association with Roosevelt was very close over a number of years and was the most important factor, I suppose, both in his election and in his
- LBJ’s association with President Roosevelt; LBJ as a New Dealer compared to Maury Maverick as a populist; LBJ turning to Sam Rayburn for advice and support; LBJ urging Poage to run against O’Daniel for a Senate seat; the 1948 election; Poage’s
- and was a daughter of my oldest brother. She had married a University professor of engineering, and they went back over to Lebanon and were living over there at that time. F: Was this in Beirut? J: In Beirut, yes. So the Associated Press and UP came out
- ; there wasn't any quesTruman and Maury came to ~~ashington at the same time; I forget the Congress that it was, but that's how it was that I got to know them. And I was in Chicago at the time he· was nominated for Vice President. F: Were you associated
- . Taylor, I know you've had a very long and close association with the Johnson family, and I would like to just begin this interview with asking you: first, when did you come in contact >vith the Johnson family, and what were the circumstances
- for the campaign trip; the logistics and staff work involved in the helicopter-based campaign; costs associated with using the helicopter; public reaction to LBJ's speeches and the helicopter; LBJ shaking hands; typical flight times and experiences for pilot, Jim
- , you can look at that two ways. has been politically best? L: What has worked best or what In tying the area to him? Well, actually, I'm not sure that they associate the programs with him. In other words, I don't think the OEO or Poverty Program