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Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 13, 15 July 1978," LBJ Library (Item)

. Nor should the papers of the two unsuc cessful Democratic presi ential candidates of this period, Adlai tevenson and Hubert Hum hrey, be ignored - nor the papers of Sam Rayburn. Robert Wagner, Paul Douglas, and scores of other important party figures

Oral history transcript, M. J. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1984, by Roland B. Hayes (Item)

that. They will talk to the person instead of going to the person that they put in charge of something else. I think we've lost in that area really. H: Do you think that the--how much influence do you think that Sam Rayburn had on Johnson's side? A: Oh, I think

Oral history transcript, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Well, it was a sincere offering that no one suppe>sed would be accepted, Once he showed an interest tn it, John Kennedy felt an obligation to follow through on it and talked to Sam Rayburn and so on. As it developed and as the liberal revolt began

Folder title list, Office Files of Horace Busby (Item)

, and State of the Atomic Energy Industry Hearings - Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Oceanography Salt Lake City, 10/26/64 Salute to Congress, 8/19/64 Salute to President Johnson, 5/25/64, D.C. U.S.S. Sam Rayburn, (12/20/63) - 12/2/64 San Francisco

Oral history transcript, William B. Camp, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

. Rayburn, who was then Speaker of the House, sent me down to this office out of the goodness of his heart. He had nothing to gain politically, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Biographical information; Sam Rayburn; Comptroller; career; Senator Couzens and Ford Auto Company; Roosevelt bank moratorium; commissioned as examiner; bank examination facets; FDIC; money deposits overseas; banking crisis; "Eurodollar;" secrecy

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

ce in Los Angeles when he did becaase John Connally was opposed to his doing it ; Sam Rayburn didn't -.;;ant him to do it . But I think he Felt, and r certainly fell, that you can't turn down your party . If 'e had tur .aed is down and Jack Kennedv

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

; it was the Congressional Club. And on the social scene, first you had to catch your lion and of course the biggest lion rolling around in those days was an unlikely but wonderful subject, the Speaker Sam Rayburn, very socially charming when he wanted to be. And he went
from the Capitol basement; the Congressional Club; Sam Rayburn's social status; the downing of a U-2 spy plane in the Soviet Union; the May 1960 primary election; Dorsey Hardeman and a bill passed in the Texas legislature to allow a person's name

Folder, "Notes and Transcripts of Johnson Conversations, January, 1960," Telephone Transcripts, Office Files of Walter Jenkins, Box 1 (Item)

'' with the Senator lately and they have been unable to get either Hofhelnz or his wife to return the! r call .. Dub feels that the one way they could get her to help would be a call from Speaker Rayburn to her. He feels that that would be effective when other

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)

the trouble to ask th-e people from Te:xes if' they are getting along alright., and if there 11 harmony. • •••••• •••• Baldwin: Becauso Blaylock as National Committeeman., ·and Rayburn as hoo.d - of the delegation are both prominent Garner-ites~ tu1d

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

Dealer. As such, he com mands considerable support from the ranks of the Truman backers. He also has the great political asset of having behind him Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, his political "father," who will be in there fight ina for Johnson

Oral history transcript, Felix McKnight, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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, Mary Rather, interview 5 (V), 9/9/1982-9/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with Carl Vinson, say, different from his relationship with Sam Rayburn or Dick Russell? R: Oh, yes. Because with Rayburn it was so much more intimate. And with Russell, too. They became devoted to each other. The friendship with Vinson was not on the same

Oral history transcript, Joseph C. Swidler, interview 2 (II), 7/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was in the Interior Department's--I don't know what [it] was called. G: Power Division, I think. S: Power Division, yes. And he showed me this innocuous-looking little provision which he had arranged with the Speaker of the House who was also from Texas, [Sam

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 7 (VII), 9/19/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

? M: When you consider the people, the Jews in the Roosevelt Administration that he must have been friends with. He was a friend of Bobby Lehman of Lehman Brothers. In fact, he called him often. He was a friend of the Ben Cohens and the Sam Rosenmans

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/6/1964 (Item)

stays Secy Freeman f Mayor Wagner - NYC f Governor Brown - Sacramento G. Reedy In Fish Room - greets Jewish Group Robert Anderson - press pictures made - then to little lounge Secy Ball To mjdr's office - greets yb and asks Gerri to have Rayburn pic

Senate Daily Diary entry, 10/30/1959 (Item)

at Marshall Hotel, Marshall; Senator was principal speaker. Walter and Georg e Reedy, Austin, re: whether or not to send wire requested by Speaker Rayburn to the Speaker at Democratic Unit y Dinner in Little Rock, Ark. To Atlanta -- see travel activity Hotel

Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/17/1959 (Item)

by) * Expenditure Code LD T F Speaker Rayburn, Bonham Geo Reedy, Austin 11:00a 11:15a 11:30a 11:45a 12:00n 12:15p 12:30p 12:45p LUNCH - FRANK MUTO, JOHNSONS, GERALDINE WILLIAMS l:00p l:15p l:30p l:45p 2:00p 2:15p 2:30p 2:45p Selected name s shoul d b e

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 19 (XIX), 2/6-7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Individual problems are the bricks and mortar of the building of a congressman's reputation and whatever he stands upon. G: It's hard to imagine them moving in on Speaker Sam Rayburn. J: No, he was a bachelor and he lived in a very small bachelor
death; Harry Truman receiving the news of FDR's death at Sam Rayburn's "board of education;" LBJ's relationship with FDR; Milo and Tharon Perkins; President Truman's friends; LBJ's level of conservatism, especially following FDR's death; KTBC sending

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

relationships were close from the very first. F: Without getting unduly partisan, at least Democratic partisans have always claimed that in a sense Mr. Johnson and Mr. Rayburn were two chief lieutenants of President Eisenhower on the Hill. Did you ever hear

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

get the feeling--I presume you knew Sam Rayburn fairly well-that in his later years Speaker Rayburn may have been a little jealous of the success of his protégé? W: Jealous of Johnson's progress? F: Success, yes. W: Quite the contrary. He

Oral history transcript, Irving L. Goldberg, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

something happens to you?" He said, "Well, would you take a chance if I got Sam Rayburn to say that if I didn't get you out he would?" I said, "Sure. aren't going to die in a month." I'll take a chance that both of you So he laughed, we laughed

Oral history transcript, Donald C. Cook, interview 2 (II), 10/1/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that President Truman was going to appoint Tom Clark attorney general and he also told me that Mr. Clark was a very gregarious, very friendly, very accommodating person, and he and Sam Rayburn-(Interruption) The Congressman told me of this impending appointment

Oral history transcript, Joseph C. Swidler, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-- I -- 11 chip, except in relation to some voting groups. One of the appointments, I think, was a result of recommendation by Speaker [Sam] Rayburn. G: That was Larry O'Connor? S: That's Larry O'Connor. And Larry O'Connor has prepared a history

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of pressure that was being built up on his flanks within the Senate, and within the national Democratic party, which was not very happy with the type of leadership that he was giving the party. He and Sam Rayburn, of course, being the two top-ranking

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 1 (I), 8/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

file an application. I worked on the application for some time, getting most of the infonna tion from Mrs. Sam Johnson, President Johnson's mother. The application 15 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of father-son relationship, respect and admiration. I don't think Lyndon Johnson made too many moves without consulting Sam Rayburn. In a way, it was too bad that this influence was removed. M: Sort of like the Walter Jenkins removal. L: That's right

Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 5 (V), 10/30/1995, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

they were traveling in Dallas. And Johnson was ever so grateful and kept talking about Rufus and how heroic he had been. He also was looking at TV, sipping orange juice. He would occasionally look up at a photograph of Sam Rayburn that was on the wall

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 1 (I), 3/17/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; it was really a fascinating period, and it was that phase of those trips that I know Senator Johnson enjoyed more than he did the poker game. F: Did Sam Rayburn come along occasionally? C: I don't ever remember his being on one of those trips. It just wasn't

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Russell's. As Johnson was a protégé of Sam Rayburn's he became, in a sense, at least a partial protégé of Russell's. Johnson went to the right well when he went to Dick Russell. They were fellow southerners. Johnson was of course a captive of his

Oral history transcript, Grace Tully, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Johnson in those early days, and they still are. And so I would go to their houses, and sometimes •.•• I think the first time was at their house--they were having a little party for Sam Rayburn. F: Where were they living then? T: I think

Oral history transcript, Harfield Weedin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Estelle Harbin, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

today, like the Sam Rayburn Building that LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] cost millions of dollars. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 2 (II), 6/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on Senator Johnso" 's behal.f--and I'm talking about Congressman Rayburn and John Connally and others--I did .. not par.. ticipate in •. So that· I wouldn't pretend to really know what was done or said and thought. · But I do. know that most of us who were

Oral history transcript, Andrew J. Goodpaster, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Liason Officer in October of 1954, and stayed with him through the remainder of his term. F: As you know, Senator Johnson and Speaker Rayburn "er ~ loak~d upon in one sen se aV a strong right arm of President Eisenhower, and sometimes it was thought

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

home one night at which Chief Justice Warren and then--Majority Leader Johnson and Speaker Rayburn ,vere present. Speaker Rayburn and President Johnson--then Sena- tor Johnson--were advised ahead of time what the subject matter of the dinner was going

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 14 (XIV), 7/19/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the State Department had been guilty of leaking it for political purposes. Do you recall this controversy and LBJ's attitude toward it? J: Sure, I recall it, and I think he felt and I think Mr. Rayburn felt that the State Department had agreed

Oral history transcript, Ferd Kaufman, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1997, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

: But was there one you were proudest of, that you-- K: Well, I think probably this one right here, at the Sam Rayburn funeral, when you had the four presidents together. G: Okay, that's your picture? I see. K: Yes. That of course was before 1963

Oral history transcript, Paul G. Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 7/28/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of constructive opposition as Democrats rather than just an outright opposition. I presume as Mr. Johnson's power grew that you found him no 1e ss effective despite the fact that he belonged to the "out" party. H: _I would ~don w~ F: s~ that with Sam

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh E. Rowe--II--20 cigarettes. G: Sam Rayburn said one time, I understand, "Thank God Lyndon has that ranch

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 4 (IV), 3/3/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, but that doesn't mean that it's going to be better or more understanding of the big issues. I hate to be an apologist for the system, but I had the feeling while I was there that if the congressional fathers--for example, Sam Rayburn--came back and hovered over

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