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Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • and they got along just wonderfully well . So Mr . Rayburn says, "Now, Fish, don't you ever get tied up that close ." I said, "No, sir, Mr . Speaker . I'm married, but I ain't gonna get that married ." F: I presume now Sam Rayburn had the same affection
  • Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
  • How he came to Washington; LBJ and Little Congress; LBJ as House doorman when Secretary to Congressman Kelberg; “Fishbait” as Miller’s nickname; dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas; Sam Rayburn and his relationship with LBJ; LBJ’s
Oral history transcript, Clifford Durr and Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Alvin and Sam Rayburn. They both sort of treated him like a son. Lyndon always said "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" to Alvin. MLG: Did he call him Senator Wirtz? VFD: Yes, Senator Wirtz. He had been a state senator. extremely attractive man. He
Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • things. He was busy on some I reported in and then I left, because my job was to make sure that the Sam Houston Coliseum was in good shape. expecting about 3,000 people. We were We had erected a platform and a rostrum, and in back of the rostrum we