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- , 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
- Stevenson, Coke R. (Coke Robert), 1888-1975
- Relationship with Coke Stevenson; Stevenson’s background; Stevenson’s 1938 campaign for lieutenant governor; campaigns for governor; Stevenson and the Fergusons; W. Lee O’Daniel and his relationship with the Stevensons; Homer Rainey; Stevenson’s
- with AP and who had gotten me into the AP by recommending me, Mac Roy Rasor, he drew Coke Stevenson, I drew LBJ . G: Did you literally draw them? � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library
- with LBJ; San Antonio leaders; advance work; oil support; Lady Bird Johnson; LBJ and Coke Stevenson; the Taft-Hartley issue; LBJ's treatment of staff; women in campaign; spending nights at Dillman Street at time of the election; impressions of frenzied
- INTERVIEWEE: EMMA LONG INTERVIEWER: Christie L. Bourgeois PLACE: Mrs. Long's residence, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 B: I'd like to start today talking about the 1948 campaign Coke Stevenson and LBJ were in. LBJ won by a controversial eighty-seven
- 1948 election that certified LBJ as candidate over Coke Stevenson; Stevenson's suit in state courts and efforts to unseat LBJ in the Senate; election fraud in Texas; Henry Wallace; Stuart Long's letters to LBJ while Senator; LBJ's move from left
- INTERVIEWEE: CALLAN GRAHAM INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: LBJ Library, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 2 G: Mr. Graham, very briefly sketch where you came from and how you ended up working with Coke Stevenson. CG: I have lived in Junction, Texas
- Biographical information; investigation of the returns in Jim Wells County of the run-off between Coke Stevenson and LBJ; Stevenson’s campaign style; Stevenson as governor; political machine in South Texas (Parr Machine); Manuel Ramon, County Judge
- in the Littlefield Building on the eighth floor, my offices. The adjacent wing was occupied by a law firm, Critz, Kuykendall, Bauknight, Mann, and Stevenson, and that was Pierce Stevenson, Coke's brother. Bauknight, particularly, was a good friend of mine
- How Owens got involved in the 1948 Texas Democratic Senate primary investigation; what Owens learned in questioning people in Jim Wells County for the investigation; Owens' relationship with Coke Stevenson; Owens' relationship with the Johnson
- Stevenson, a close friend of the Fergusons, and really put into the speaker's office by the Fergusons. Mrs. Ferguson had been elected governor in 1932, and in 1933 she and her husband, Jim Ferguson, strongly supported Coke for speaker, and he was elected
- , Coke Stevenson told me one time about ten years ago that he was very close to George Parr. P: At one time, that's correct, sir. F: And that he and George had a disagreement, which he didn't go into it. And that George told him, "You're going
- between George Parr and Coke Stevenson over a judgeship; how the Parrs gained political power in South Texas in the early 1900s; the elder Archer Parr's political friends; how George Parr rose to political power and wealth; George Parr's imprisonment
- something. I don't remember now what it was, but in any event, he was very strongly a partisan of Coke Stevenson, and as my publisher, old man Houston Harte of San Angelo, told me one time, he would have been glad to have spent a hundred thousand dollars
- Background of covering news in South Texas including Duval and Jim Wells Counties; impressions of Duval County and George Parr; vote controversy in the 1948 election; leaders in the South Texas counties; investigation by the Coke Stevenson people
- that that's the way it was . It Coke Stevenson was then the lieutenant governor and Mr . Coke had a rather good following in certain circles, although it seemed doubtful that he could ever be elected governor . But it would be a fine thing, he thought
- activities in Chile with Board of Economic Warfare; LBJ’s 1948 campaign for the Senate; the Taft-Hartley Act and LBJ’s relationship with labor forces; LBJ’s enemies in the 1940’s and 1950’s; Coke Stevenson; Clint Small; Wright Morrow; Dan Moody’ J. Evetts
- announced that he would not se election, and several men ran, but Lyndon Johnson and Coke Stevenson were in the runoff, and ran "neck and neck" to finish, with Johnson winning by a majority of only 87 votes. After the State Democratic Executive Committee
- and check the votes and all. I can recall early in the week--I don't remember how I got the information or where I got it, but I can remember rumors starting about how Coke Stevenson was going to steal the election over in East LBJ Presidential Library
- in Precinct 13 in 1948; Dean's role as county attorney in the 1948 Senate election; the makeup and role of the county Democratic Executive Committee; Coke Stevenson going to Texas State Bank to examine the poll list; the location of the ballot boxes; the grand
- : Was it a question of wanting to make [Coke] Stevenson governor? Or was it legitimate support for O'Daniel in 1941? S: I don't know why they changed the vote, the trend in St. Augustine County, except that this man just said he could do it. t~hether was done
- , that would make Coke Stevenson governor, get O'Daniel out of the state. I wonder how many of those votes were actually pro- Stevenson votes? M: Quite a few, I would say. G: Johnson ran as FDR's supporter. LBJ Presidential Library http
- as a campaigner; Dan Moody; James V. Allred; 1948 campaign; Coke Stevenson; evaluations of LBJ as a Majority Leader and President; purchase of KTBC.
Oral history transcript, William Robert Smith, interview 1 (I), 11/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- the hearing, but he came in one day during a recess, and he spoke to me and slapped me on the back, you know, real friendly. That's the first and only time he ever spoke to me after •• G: Now, you indicated that you were off in the war when Coke Stevenson
- ; appointment of Mac Burnett for hearings in Zapata and Duval Counties; Stevenson and LBJ’s lawyers; procedure in hearings; Luis Salas testimony; ballot boxes; testimony before Judge Davidson; opening of ballot boxes; Judge Black calls halt to proceedings
- could not specifically point out what it was. F: Colonel Thompson got in touch with you to handle the northern area of the campaign against Coke Stevenson? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson
- support of Stevenson; General Mark Clark; 1948 and 1954 campaigns; 1960 campaign; President’s club; assessment of LBJ; reserve cutbacks.
- that the paper kind of decided-- F: That's when Sellers ran against Rainey and Coke Stevenson. K: Not, it wasn't against Stevenson--Jester. F: Jester, right. K: In fact, they were all trying to get Coke to put in a word for them. F: That's right. K
Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- in the 1948 election for the Senate ag~inst Coke Stevenson? F: That is correct, and I have an idea that it resulted in his election. I think it contributed very directly toward overcoming the resistance he would otherwise have had from a considerable
- Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1943; casual relationship with LBJ in House for six years; controversial 1948 election of LBJ over Coke Stevenson; LBJ’s reputation as a wheeler-dealer; insecure politically in Texas; dedication of Medical
- , and they said, you just forget it." "Well, His opponent at that time was former governor Coke Stevenson and they said, "This is Coke Stevenson country and we won't allow it1" So I recalled that my father-in-law used to be a county a.gent and pretty
- election returns showed the contest for the United States Senate between Governor Coke Stevenson and Congressman Lyndon Johnson was very close and even in doubt, this created a great deal of interest and attention on the part of the executive committee
- Now I practiced law in Montgomery from 1947 until 1953. LBJ ran for the Senate against Coke Stevenson. I In 1948 I'm struggling to make a living, practicing law and supporting my wife and three children-maybe there were two at that time
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 21 I sat in some backyard sessions on that, too, and some of his friends advised him that it would be too difficult; said Coke Stevenson had been a very popular Governor and Coke had already announced that he was running
Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
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- announced. G: What about in 1948? Did you help him then when he ran against Coke Stevenson? P: Oh, yes. I supported Lyndon. I don't mean that I was ever any big factor in any of those things, but I mean that I was openly for him. After all, I I liked
- [worked]. When was Lyndon, elected to the Senate? F: '48. H: Yes. F: H: Dates get me, Joe. That \'/as against C:Jke Stevenson. . And he also ran against [George] Peddy in the . Well, \'/e "Jorked for Lyndon. I did. . . The whole [time], every
Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
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- were voting solid for the liberal Democrats. the race. Now, Governor Coke Stevenson was the strong conservative in Lyndon Johnson was considered the liberal in that race. was considered the liberal in Texas. He But in Washington he was consid- ered
- election, when he ran in '48 against Coke Stevenson? N: I would just as soon not talk about that one. G: That was a close one. N: That was when Duval County got involved in that. G: I think what they made up in Duval County they probably had lost
Oral history transcript, Bascom Timmons, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- ever see or have any contact with Mr. Johnson's He's supposed to have a very strong, very violent temper. He got mad at me once in the campaign of 1948 when he defeated Coke Stevenson. He didn't like a story I wrote. I told him I was going to write
- , the floor leader of the loyal Democrats supporting Lyndon Johnson, called me at Nashville the day before and said he wanted me to come down and vote. He thought it was going to be a close vote, and he knew that I had already complained about [Coke
- in '4l? B: Well, he made a run in '41 against "Pappy" O'Daniel [W. Lee O'Daniel). W: '41, yes. B: Then he ran again in '48 and lost to Coke Stevenson. W: Well, I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a little finagling going on down Pappy counted
- lead, to cut down so that it would give Ernest Thompson a chance. Well, the people who planned the strategy didn't anticipate that Pappy would just run away with the votes. He was governor at that time, and of course the Coke Stevenson people wanted
Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette
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- INT ER VIEW ER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Mrs. Nichols' residence, Washington, D. C. November 1, 1974 G: Mrs. Nichols, you have indicated that you might want to start with the 1948 campaign. N: That's right. That was when he ran against Coke
- an idea that some of them weren't because you could hear the--I'd hear people talking, you know, and they'd say, "Ah, Coke Stevenson's the man LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- : Before we get off the subject, there was some talk of the fact that certainly Mr. Johnson would have been more preferable to the Truman Administration than Coke Stevenson would have been. And, of course, the case did go to the Supreme Court. J: Yes. M
- ; Coke Stevenson; involvement in Washington litigation while LBJ was Senator; the Leland Olds case and the Texas oil industry; Allan Shivers, Adlai Stevenson and Sam Rayburn in the 1952 election; getting the Adlai E. Stevenson/John J. Sparkman Democratic
- the border in Arkansas I did observe from an outsider looking in, that the political factions at that time headed by Coke Stevenson as the other faction, and the Rayburn forces which was Lyndon Johnson's group, as to their successes. They were steeped
- votes." Then later on when he beat Coke Stevenson, Johnny Crooker, Sr., an attorney in Houston that had backed him so strongly, had a party for him at the Sam Houston Hotel on the second floor, and there was a big banquet room. invited me up there from
- then from the previous campaign, and the sentiment was much better for him. Although Stevenson was well- supported and liked, and particularly by the more conservative element, the LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
- /loh/oh -16- In 1948, that's the one he won by 87 votes, we had to run against the incumbent, the Governor Stevenson. The polls showed him to have 75 per cent when Johnson started, and he was 100,000 or 75,000 [ahead], some large figure like
- Stevenson was 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 Corcoran -- I -- 20
- ; and it seemed to me weeks before we knew the outcome. only a couple of days. rIm sure it was But first one return would come in, and former Governor Stevenson would be ahead; the next return would come in, and Congressman Johnson would be ahead