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- and supporter. M: What about his relationship with Mr. Sam in those years? Did you have a chance to see them together much? H: Yes, their association was quite close in the House of Representatives, and it was there Mr. Rayburn recognized Mr. Johnson's
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- Biographical information; first association with LBJ in Congress; LBJ’s chief motivation and goals; 1943 and 1948 elections; Sam Rayburn; Charlie Murphy; oil/gas industry; Bob Kerr; Natural Gas Act of 1938; Senator Francis Case; Area Basin decision
- than he did from representatives of the major companies? N: Yes. I don't think he was too popular with the oil industry. As far as I know, he had very little support from the oil industry. Although actually, Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn almost
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Wilmer St. John Garwood's election to the Texas Supreme Court; LBJ's 1948 election to the U.S. Senate; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; the relationship between LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Nash's nomination as an alternate delegate to the United Nations
- kind of advice exactly does he give to a young Congressman about your relationships with the district and so on? W: Well, very constructive. He'd always followed that admonition that Sam Rayburn did, that a member of Congress has two constituencies
- First acquaintance with LBJ; 1940 election to Congress; Rayburn’s advice to freshmen Congressmen; LBJ’s relationship with Rayburn; golf game with LBJ; poker game; deer hunting; horse racing; 1941 extension of draft; war naval career; LBJ’s 1948
- proceeded. B: I was not present at that convention, but I have heard that when Sam Rayburn got up to protest the taking of the furniture, somebody took the chair that he had been sitting on. K: Did you ever hear that story? No, I never heard that one; I
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- of LBJ and Sam Rayburn among Texas Democrats; federal vs. state affairs in Texas; 1956 state convention; unit rule and the two-thirds rule.
- , headed by Sam Rayburn of Texas, in connection with the big financial bills for fiscal reform in the SEC [Securities and Exchange Commission] and the utility field which Roosevelt was pressing. I was particularly fascinated by the Texan contingent
- LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: SAM E. KINCH, SR. INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
- See all online interviews with Sam Kinch, Sr.
- Skelton; LBJ’s acceptance of VP; covered VP while in Austin; move of press from Austin to San Antonio; Eastern press; post-Presidential press conference; John Connally’s dissatisfaction for some of LBJ’s policy; off the record meetings; Sam Kinch, Jr
- Kinch, Sam, Sr.
- Oral history transcript, Sam Kinch, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/3/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
- Sam Kinch, Sr.
Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
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- was really happening when Lyndon went to the Senate was Lyndon had come--I don't like to say under the influence of, but just a&. he was c~r.Je u~der the influence of Mr. Roosevelt when he . to Congress, he was under the influence of Mr. Rayburn when he
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- LBJ’s association with President Roosevelt; LBJ as a New Dealer compared to Maury Maverick as a populist; LBJ turning to Sam Rayburn for advice and support; LBJ urging Poage to run against O’Daniel for a Senate seat; the 1948 election; Poage’s
- . That story I'll get to But I strongly suspect that Sam Rayburn and some of the Texas delegation may have importuned Mrs. Roosevelt or President Roosevelt to have Aubrey get hold of Lyndon and offer him the job as NYA director of Texas, but I do not know
Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- : Apparently, he was quite popular and respected among the members. Mc: Whom did you see as his close friends? F: His closest friends, I would say, from my viewpoint, were Sam Rayburn and Wright Patman. I'm sure there were others; he was quite friendly
- delegation. After he released it, I became enthusiastic for--Through Lyndon's approach to Sam Rayburn, who was then the head of the Speaker's Bureau for the National Committee in New York, I went out to New Mexico and made a series of speeches
- Early personal history in Texas; Justice Department experience; Texas Legislature service; Mine Workers International Union background; LBJ and John L. Lewis; first contacts with LBJ; recollection of Sam Ealy Johnson; LBJ’s job with Kleburg and NYA
- think this is a teasing matter. And I said, '~ell, I want you to do it." of course, I'll be glad to" and I did. In fact, when Kennedy and Johnson came to Dallas jointly, we had arranged for them to speak at the Municipal Auditorium. Mr. Sam Rayburn
- Biographical information; family history; Sam Houston; Sam Johnson’s speech to Texas House of Representatives regarding Ku Klux Klan; Congressman Kleberg; Bob Phinney; Col. Ernest O. Thompson; LBJ’s use of a helicopter in 1948 campaign; labor’s
- Sam Rayburn, who was a very able fellow, figured that the best solution was [having Johnson on the ticket], and he, being respected by everybody, was in a position to do it. I think he worked out the agreement as a sure-fire way to bring
- 9, 1969 INTERVIEWEE : SAM D . W . LOW INTERVIEWER : DAVID McCOMB PLACE : 2511 Inwood Drive, Houston, Texas Tape 1 of 2 M: Well, first of all, I'd like to know a little bit in your own words about your background . I know you have this paper
- See all online interviews with Sam Low
- Low, Sam
- Oral history transcript, Sam Low, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by David G. McComb
- Sam Low
Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
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- INTERVIEWEE: EVERETT COLLIER INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Collier's office in Houston, Texas. {Tape 1 of 2, Side 1} G: Why don't we begin with your school days at Sam Houston High School, your recollections of Lyndon Johnson as a teacher
- How Collier met LBJ at Sam Houston High School; Cliff Carter; LBJ
- . Sam Rayburn. We saw a lot of the Johnsons in that year; we were neighbors of the John Connallys and the Waddy Bullions and the Eugene Wor1eys. Society was active. And the Texas [State] Mr. Johnson was a go-getter even then, and some evenings all
- you recall during this period meeting Speaker Rayburn? T: I don't remember when I first met him. I'm sure it must have been that first year I was up here because he was in the Johnson home quite frequently. P: How would you describe him? T
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s mother and brother; Lynda and Luci’s relationship with their family; religion and the Johnsons; the Johnson treatment and Mary McGrory; the Vice-Presidential period; Asia trip with LBJ; Taylor’s work in the Presidential years
- ; there was politics in my old home of Kaufman. I remember some of that as a boy growing up. I was in Sam Rayburn's district, and Mr. Rayburn was very popular, and we had local politics there. When I got down here this county, Jim Wells County, had for years been
- that real touch. Although the News was constantly prodding LBJ and Sam Rayburn, they loved Duckworth because they respected him as an individual. The News editorially was on Rayburn and Johnson quite a little bit, but Duckworth, he got a lot of beats from
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- in it. We did have communications with Washington many, many times in connection with the tidelands issue both with Senator Johnson and Speaker Rayburn. Then we had litigation involving the attendance at the various state schools by Negroes and this was all
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
- ; 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
- know; I was not around and he never really discussed it with me. I've heard stories that Sam Rayburn recommended him; I've heard stories that Tom Connally recommended him; and I've heard stories that Maury Maverick recommended him. And I would guess
- \'Jant me to get on that train?" Bonham where Sam Rayburn lived. get on that train. Because \'le Because vie were going up to And he said, "Hell, yes, I want you to may have another meeting up there." And LBJ Presidential Library http
Oral history transcript, Bascom Timmons, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- have seen more or less begin, mature to some very great political careers, and also come to an end in their political careers. and Mr. Johnson. Of course, I'm speaking of Mr. Garner, Mr. Rayburn, Would you tell me if over this time you drew any
- Convention. F: This was the one where Rayburn and Johnson came down and L: They were down in 1958, too. trouble on that Convention. No, we didn't have too much No, there wasn't much trouble on seating, and of course, you know, the Johnson forces had