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Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 4 (IV), 2/29/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of the people, they were ready to take over that convention hall. But Kennedy was smart. known. How they bribed Paul Butler I have never But Paul Butler was the chairman of the Democratic Party and he hated Johnson and Mr. Rayburn because they had been
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • as the senator for Coca-Cola. (Laughter) G: Okay. Now, Allan Shivers made a trip to Washington that spring, and LBJ seems to have been in a position of trying to promote harmony between Shivers and Paul Butler and bring Shivers back into camp. Do you recall
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : I believe that Steve Mitchell was an Irish attorney from Chicago, but respected. I mean, he was not the bombastic type that Paul Butler was. He was a fellow that professionals could deal with, could talk to, and he would not violate a confidence
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 6 (VI), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . G: Lost by one vote I think, wasn't it? B: It was close, but we got beat. G: Really? B: No. And we never did get over it. We were never able to accomplish what we wanted. You've got to understand the Paul Butlers and the people like
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • had been under attack by Paul Butler and the very liberal wing of the Democratic Party for not being partisan enough, being too pro-Eisenhower. So I figured that this was one way for him to show his power and to gather the votes to defeat Louis