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Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

great knowledge of political affairs and things generally in the country. And then I remember a situation developed after he and Lady Bird had gone on back. I watched her taking a few notes and listening most intently while he was talking freely
Early relationship with LBJ; 1960 campaign; appointment as Secretary of Commerce; JFK leadership; Department of Commerce problems; JFK’s staff; LBJ and civil rights; LBJ and the Vice Presidency; JFK-LBJ friction; Business Advisory Council; relation

to go a step further with respect to tidelands, when Daniel got to Washington, his big issue had been tidelands and Johnson was completely responsible for him being made a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee which was the committee

Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

down a little. B: Brought down there by whom? M: An employee of the Department of Agriculture. B: With the knm.,rledge of the Administration? M: Oh, yes. B: That's an interesting point. M: It's interesting. B: You recall the names of those

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Mrs. Shriver came down and Mrs. Robert Kennedy came down. I remember that was the first time that the Kennedy women were involved in this, and we set up a big affair at the Shamrock. I was the emcee and introduced them. We had a couple or three

Oral history transcript, Byron G. Skelton, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Johnson felt like his vote won for him also. B; Had any of the ca:mpaign bitterness lingered over into that co:m:mittee :meeting? S: Oh, yes. place. It was a heated affair and bitterness was very evident all over the Everybody was working feverishly

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

affairs. I also took a rather active So one day a Jewish mother comes to see me and indicates that her son is being discriminated against at a military installation. I at first thought, well, it was just a mother's concern, but I did a little checking

Oral history transcript, Robert S. Strauss, interview 1 (I), 5/22/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. We didn't spend a lot of money; we didn't do a lot of things we would normally have done. Then I don't remember if it was before or after, I guess it was after the campaign, we had a very large and successful fundraising affair here to pay off

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