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- /2024
1/1
Thursday. Former Governor Coke Stevenson announces his candidacy for the
U.S. Senate in a New Year’s Day speech broadcast from Austin at 11:45 a.m.
According to the American Statesman (1/2/48), Stevenson “followed his usual
campaign custom
- actions. Truman had seized the steel mills on 4/8. The
Supreme Court ruled that the seizure was unconstitutional on 6/2.
4/22
Coke Stevenson declines to run for congressman-at-large as a warm-up for the
1954 Senate race. He still plans to run in 1954
- and political rights for all citizens and a
federal statute punishing mob violence. Stevenson on 2/7 says he does not favor
an amendment to a federal school aid bill denying funds to segregated schools.
2/6
The Senate passes the natural gas bill by a vote
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In telephone conversation with Mack DeGuerin, Ed Clark mentions that people in
Texas think LBJ is leading candidate in the race for governor now, despite the
fact that Beauford Jester, John Lee Smith and Coke Stevenson may be in the
field.
1945 Chronology ● p
- executive order to seize coal mines for the government.
O’Daniel announces he will not run for governor this year; Allred has already
announced he will not run. Homer Rainey will announce his intentions to run on
radio Thursday morning. Coke Stevenson has
- a vote on the housing bill, the Senate strikes down a billion dollar loan
system to finance cooperative housing development by a vote of 43-38. LBJ and
Senator Connally voted for the co-op loans.
3/18
Coke Stevenson denies rumors he is planning to run
- National Committee. Other
speakers included: Harry Truman, Coke Stevenson, Ed Pauley, Myron Blalock,
W.A. Brooks, Hatton Sumners and LBJ. The dinner climaxed a month-long
fundraising drive for the DNC.
March
Early March
Pat Adelman chosen as general
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Drafted by LBJ Library archival staff from oral history transcripts
and other sources as a service to our researchers. Not intended to be complete or definitive.
4/9
Harry Benge Crozier reports that Coke Stevenson, Jr. is considering running
against LBJ
- Life and Casualty,
headed by Coke Stevenson, and of ICE, headed by Ben Jack Cage. Cage, now in
Brazil, has declined to appear before a State Senate investigating committee.
5/3
LBJ and Jenkins leave this afternoon for Austin to attend a conference
- LBJ’s election is filed with the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration by backers of Coke Stevenson.
Senators Tom Connally and Francis Myers (D-Pa.) issue statements expressing
support for LBJ and refuting the charges made against him.
LBJ issues
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Easter
4/10
discoverlbj.org
4/11
Adlai Stevenson makes a foreign policy speech in Chicago, cautioning against the
risks which he says exist in any decision by the U.S. to defend Quemoy and
Matsu against Chinese Communist attack without the backing
- in the 1954 Senate race.
2/14
LBJ, Speaker Rayburn and Stephen Mitchell attend a reception hosted by Averell
Harriman in honor of Adlai Stevenson, in New York. LBJ then makes a short
speech at the Eastern States Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. LBJ, Rayburn
- dinner in Washington. Speakers include Truman, Stevenson,
Rayburn, LBJ, Mansfield, and Gov. James T. Blair of Missouri. Democratic
fund-raising activities are increasing while Republicans are backing away from a
controversial $100,000 fund raised
- with JFK, Bundy, Stevenson.
3/20
Johnsons host party for JBC at Sheraton Park Hotel.
3/21
WH leadership meeting.
3/22
Meets with Rusk and congressional leadership re: Laos at 2 p.m., reads
statement to CBS radio afterwards and goes to WH at 4:30.
3
- Robert Taylor, Jack Dempsey, Nancy
Gates, Governor Stevenson, Senator Tom Connally, among others. All Texas
networks carried the entire program and NBC had a 30-minute nationwide
hook-up, 5 minutes of which was LBJ introducing Senator Connally.
8/27
LBJ
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candidates of 1960. Humphrey, JFK, Symington, Gore and Meyner are present.
Nixon, Stevenson, LBJ are unable to attend.
1/14
LBJ meets with Clarence Mitchell and other delegates to the Legislative
Conference on Civil Rights this morning.
1/16
LBJ addresses
