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. George is a close friend of mine. George was another one wholly devoted to the President. The person who went to work for the President in 1939 and got the President's complete trust, just so totally, was Walter Jenkins. If Walter could have remained
Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985

://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 Woodward, I guess was in the crowd then, and Walter Jenkins. I remember over

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

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh JOSEPH -- I -- 26 the Congressman. Of course, my knowledge of Mary Rather--I've known her since she first went with him, and Walter Jenkins and all of the others that he had. F: He managed to keep the same crew with him

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

for him or be of any help. M: Right. P: I had an idea of what a hell of a mess things were in, and they were. I spent that Saturday afternoon over at the EOB with Walter Jenkins and Moyers, and Johnson was operating in and out. I went to dinner LBJ
Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
Walter Jenkins; LBJ’s treatment of staff members; Mrs Johnson’s influence on LBJ.

everything just exactly right. G: What about Walter Jenkins? N: When John worked in the office, John was head man. didn't, Walter was head man. Where did he fit in here? When John He ran the office, and more and more so as Mr. Johnson became Minority
Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
1948 campaign; John Connally’s role; Lady Bird and LBJ as campaigners; fund raising; Senators Wirtz and Russell; FDR and his death; venison story; LBJ’s relationship with his employees; letter count; Glenn Stegall; Walter Jenkins; compassion

, and getting out releases after he'd been on a trip. Tuen the late hours usually were ended up with Walter Jenkins who would be going over all the mail. And as he would sign it, I would fold and stuff it; and we usually ended up by getting it to the post

Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

the election, and he started to m3nd _ his fences immediately. M: So you were called in as a political aide? K: That's right. M: Were you willing to help him? K: Sure. Sure, I traveled the country for him and with him. I flew with him for two or three

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

to help you. And he helped a lot of sorry people and he helped a lot of good people. To Walter Jenkins' eternal credit, even though he got in trouble up there in Washington, anyth i ng that Wa lter wou 1d te 11 you, it was just that way without any ifs

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

when to when? R: Let's see. ." He announced in April, and I believe it was about a six-weeks period. F: You were there almost for the whole campaign? R: I was there the whole time. Walter Jenkins volunteered his auto- mobile since he

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

a deal with he and the State Highway Department. Our main thing was that and student aid in high school and colleges. On student aid, about all we did was allocate the funds to the schools, and the principal or the superintendent really picked

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

reporters got to fly If they did, it was unusual Probably just because of the capacity . and probably just very If there was anybody on the helicopter with him it was probably some of his aides . G: Did the reporters travel B: I almost always made

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

briefly your reactions that day? P: Well, my military aide still helps me here in Dallas--Colonel Lewis Stephens--we had a table that had been assigned to uS that was just above where the speakers table was to be. Of course, the Mayor was going to meet

Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

for a dam near Corpus Christi and repercussions of the selection; LBJ's advice that George Parr seek the aid of Abe Fortas; George Parr's suicide; inaccurate stories related to George Parr; how Parr spent his time in 1984.

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

, immediate family and assistants that came to my office in the spring of 1948, and said, "Well, the Congressman's decided to run . He and Walter Jenkins and somebody else and I were sitting down, and we discussed it and he has decided to run ." he was going

Oral history transcript, Eugene Worley, interview 1 (I), 10/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. waited so long. But I never did understand why he I was afraid he had waited too long. B: Did he ask the rest of the Texas House delegation for campaigning help? W: Yes, I'm sure he did. I know Walter Jenkins--well, I've forgotten whether Lyndon

Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

legislation? F: No, I don't recall. I had very little occasion to deal with him directly regarding such things. Usually my relationship was with some of the aides in the White House, so far as legislation was LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, J.C. Looney, interview 1 (I), 10/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

were not only conscious of it, but Pm sure that we explained to the people there that we would have a voice there in Congres s that could speak for us in connection with it, because we did. The County did solicit federal aid in doing something about

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

the steam right out of us. In that particular campaign, why, we worked all night long getting our committee plans ready. The next morning we'd read the Los Angeles paper, which was being put out with the aid of Mr. Kennedy out there, wherever he sat his

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and other government aid. In the course of that, I worked for a Texan named Jesse Jones, who fascinated me as a titanic powerhouse. And I became interested in Texas and the political courage in Texas as exemplified in Jones and in the men of the Southwest

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