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Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

episode contributed to the interest. F: You're thinking about the Senate race against Coke Stevenson. I was thinking about when he ran for Congressman Buchanan's old seat. P: No, there wasn't much at that time because Lyndon wasn't known except

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1941] [2 of 3]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 14 (Item)

. But it seems to me that it O'Da.niel lea!es Austin, you will have Coke Stevenson and the legisla ture to handle this matter, with o•Da.niel having not one single thing to do about the job. And the Governor, leaving Austin, will be leaving three-fourths ot

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

such narrow victories. The first time he ran for the Senate he was defeated, and then in his contest with Coke Stevenson he just [won by] 78 votes, or 87. G: Tight. B: Like the first time I met him, he just said, "I ran on a ticket totally opposed

Oral history transcript, Abe Fortas, interview 1 (I), 8/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. J: Did you have any difficulty with Coke Stevenson's group in this? Delay was in their favor. F: They indicated that they didn't think we were doing the right thing. J: But you didn't need their assent in this? F: Oh, no. Presumably we would

Oral history transcript, Edward Joseph, interview 1 (I), 8/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

lead, to cut down so that it would give Ernest Thompson a chance. Well, the people who planned the strategy didn't anticipate that Pappy would just run away with the votes. He was governor at that time, and of course the Coke Stevenson people wanted

Oral history transcript, Will Wilson, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Well now, it was '48 when he ran again for the Senate. W: Forty-eight, yes. F: Coke Stevenson. W: Coke Stevenson. F: That's that famous 87 vote landslide. W: Yes, I met him then. And he ran against--who? . He came by the Dallas County

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 4 (IV), 5/13/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

up together. vote was on, but I canlt. I wish I could remember what that I remember that Mr. Johnson and Senator Wirtz and various ones who were very active in the. . I get it mixed up with the fight with Coke Stevenson. which is sort of the same

Oral history transcript, James C. Wright, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

-off between him and former Governor Coke Stevenson. in whi ch f'llr. Johnson won by so sma 11 a vote. This is the one I worked in the Fort LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 3 (III), 3/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

against Coke Stevenson in 1948 and a closer winner in the State Democratic Executive Committee. Did you have anything at all to do with getting him legally certified , that is, in the litigatio n that followed? That was really left to Alvin Wirtz

Oral history transcript, Oveta Culp Hobby, interview 1 (I), 7/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

or help him in any way? H: Only through the paper, of course, and through telephone conversations many times when the candidate ran. Particularly the campaign that I remember was when he was running in a run-off against former Governor Coke Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

INT ER VIEW ER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Mrs. Nichols' residence, Washington, D. C. November 1, 1974 G: Mrs. Nichols, you have indicated that you might want to start with the 1948 campaign. N: That's right. That was when he ran against Coke

Oral history transcript, Harry Nachlin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

an idea that some of them weren't because you could hear the--I'd hear people talking, you know, and they'd say, "Ah, Coke Stevenson's the man LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

Oral history transcript, H.S. Hank Brown, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was at the time the lesser of two evils, that Coke Stevenson had certainly not done a damn thing for the working people, that Johnson had done many things in the past, had championed minimum wage and other legislation that I thought was helpful . Back in a bitter

Oral history transcript, John McCully, interview 1 (I), 10/26/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, such as in the 1948 campaign when the state federation endorsed Coke [Stevenson], at which time, of course, I did not work for labor, I was a newspaperman. There were times in Democratic Party politics when labor and Johnson were not in agreement on state convention

Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Melinger -- I -- 18 Coke Stevenson said about us bureaucrats?" heard it." I said, "Yes, sir, I See, Lyndon was lumping me and him together as old ex- bureaucratic buddies

Oral history transcript, Ben H. Powell, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

and Coke Stevenson? P: I did not personally. involved. Alvin ~Jirtz was involved, and my father was They went to the Fort Worth Democratic convention where this thing was decided and worked together to help Lyndon in every way. Although my father

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 7 (VII), 9/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

remember it. Oh, Lord! Thirteen people running for governor of Texas when [Coke] Stevenson said he wouldn't run for reelection. (Interruption) G: Let's talk about Mrs. Johnson's role in the [1946] campaign. R: Well, I was just going to say that she

Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins, interview 2 (II), 11/14/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

: Before we get off the subject, there was some talk of the fact that certainly Mr. Johnson would have been more preferable to the Truman Administration than Coke Stevenson would have been. And, of course, the case did go to the Supreme Court. J: Yes. M
; 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

Oral history transcript, Frank Ikard, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

area? I was down in Weatherford about that time and I remember that Lyndon was looked upon as almost horribly liberal to lots of people, much more so than he actually was. Whereas Coke Stevenson, you know, represented the kind of quiet pipe-smoking

Oral history transcript, Jack Hight, interview 1 (I), 1/9/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

might as well run against Johnson." G: But Dudley Dougherty did have the backing of Coke Stevenson and Dan Moody. H: Oh, yes. They were all friends, as I recall. Let's see, what else in 1954? When the Democrats regained control of the Senate after

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 21 (XXI), 8/10/1981-8/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of more power, they began to have a more tolerant attitude. G: But Rayburn had the same problem, didn't he? J: Oh, you bet he did! People were already making their intentions known about the Senate race. Former Governor Coke Stevenson had announced

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

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Senate Daily Diary entry, 5/16/1960 (Item)

. 1:20p f 7. 1:35p 8. 2:00p 9. 3:00p 10. 4:00p 11. 4:35p 12. 4:45p f 13. 4:50p f 14. 5:00p 15. 5:05p 16. 7:40p f 17. 9:00p Gerry Siegel Julius Gordon John Connally (Fort Worth) Senate meets -- Senator Johnson opened the Senate Adlai Stevenson (see

Oral history transcript, Albert W. Brisbin, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, James H. Blundell, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1941-1955]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 14 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

speak about you see Coke Stevenson's dour face. He's listening intently to Lyndon with his pipe gripped in his teeth. He was the lieutenant governor. The governor was "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel. 14 LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Henry Hirshberg, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

maintaining your voting residence here in San Antonio? H: Of course, I've always maintained my voting residence here. P: Did you have any opinions on that 1948 Senatorial campaign with Coke Stevenson? H: I was depending on the newspapers for my

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

telling me they were withdrawing from the church that I served as pastor. It later developed, when I shared some of the names with people, they'd all been just devoted followers of Coke Stevenson. So there was a group in Texas that could never really

Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

have been somewhat more active in 1948. I remember in 1948 I spent a couple of days--that was when he was running against Coke Stevenson--I spent a couple of days in Kerr County, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, G. Preston Smith and Ellen Smith, interview 1 (I), 11/8/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. He had never been for Johnson as senator, you know. I don't In fact, when I was working for Coke Stevenson in 1948, Hunt gave us a contribution. The reasons he gave for changing his mind about Johnson were two: one that he was strong and could

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

if I can bring some up, because there must be some good stories that ,;,.could illustrate that. F: Were you in-,-olved in the Coke Stevenson Senatorial campaign? N: Yes. F: 'What do you :--::::nember about that? N: Three hou:-;; :o:~~e-;J

Oral history transcript, Arthur C. Perry, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

close at all during the 1948 contest in which he came to the Senate, this one in which he nicknamed himself Landslide Lyndon? The one against Coke Stevenson? P: By that time, the Hatch Act was in the law, and I couldn't take any active part without

Oral history transcript, Thomas Francis "Mike" Gorman, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1985, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

the commission up. The commission labored very hard for fifteen or sixteen months, and we expected [Adlai] Stevenson to be elected and that we would be able to continue with the thing, and we were cut off very suddenly so I had to do a massive amount of writing
; Gorman's work with Mary Lasker; Gorman's work as a speechwriter for Lister Hill, Adlai Stevenson, and other politicians; LBJ's early lack of interest in health issues; writing speeches for JFK on the issue of aging; Mary Lasker's work to establish

Oral history transcript, Truman Fawcett and Wilma Green Fawcett, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

the congressional race the first time, I always thought he'd be president. M: Is that right? TF: I really did, I mean, you could just tell. That time he ran for the Senate, you know Coke Stevenson nearly won the Senate race overall of them. Lyndon barely made

Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Sr., interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Johnson meet Mr. Berlin, the president of the Hearst Corporation, and got him to recommend that the San Antonio Light support Johnson for the Senate in '48, which they did. F: Did you ever meet Coke Stevenson, his opponent? \01: No. F: When it c~e

Oral history transcript, Robert Oliver, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson of being a tool of the oil industry . Anyone who knows Johnson well, anyone who knows of the 1948 election, knows that the oil industry did everything in the world to beat him . Coke Stevenson was their candidate . They also put another oil

Oral history transcript, Robert B. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

. It was a campaign in which Mr . Johnson was regarded as being more liberal than Coke Stevenson . Texas at that time was particularly a conservative state . of votes is well-known . The margin I did not have anything particularly to do � � � � LBJ Presidential

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