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Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 3 (III), 7/2/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , in the campaign in 1948 when Coke Stevenson, at that time former-Governor Coke Stevenson, announced for the Senate race on New Year's day, 1948, it is my recollection that he did not say anything at all about Taft-Hartley. And at that time when he announced, W
  • LBJ's opinion of the Taft-Hartley legislation, Coke Stevenson's campaign methods, Dr. Homer Rainey?s dismissal and resulting University of Texas student demonstration, LBJ's campaign strategy involving the Ferguson family and small town visits, how
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 4 (IV), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Stevenson's people, of course, came forward--[they] didn't advance it in a greatly serious way, but they did advance the idea--"Why go to the expense of a second primary when it is so obvious that Coke is going to win?" because of the vote that had gone
  • George E.B. Peddy's role in Stevenson vs. LBJ second primary, Stevenson's and LBJ's activities leading up to second primary, black voters, working with Alex Louis and D.B. Hardeman, waiting for votes to be tallied, votes being thrown out.
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 2 (II), 3/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • in regard to the Senate was this: Senator W. Lee O'Daniel was still the occupant of the seat. Coke Stevenson, who had been O'Daniel's successor--when O'Daniel was elected to the Senate, Stevenson was lieutenant governor and succeeded to the governorship
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • His decision to work for LBJ, John Connally's role among LBJ staff members, LBJ's childhood, Billy Drake, LBJ's relationship with his staff, Busby’s role as speechwriter, Coke Stevenson's political career, the Roosevelt election.
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 6 (VI), 11/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : In October, November, maybe a little bit of December that year, he was back a year after having been elected senator. He, I think, had been accepted in the state entirely as the senator. Coke Stevenson was bitching around, I guess, about it, and some two
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 5 (V), 8/16/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)