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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
  • 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