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Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

some money, lectures and may go into politics. Sam's a good friend of mine. G: You must have had considerable strength in East 0: I ran well in East Texas just by working and Coke Stevenson had his sympathizers. Texas~ too. I picked up the support

Telephone conversation # 2206, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 2/26/1964, 12:31PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF PANAMA SITUATION, QUESTION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON RE-WRITING PANAMA CANAL TREATY; LBJ AND STEVENSON ASSERT DIFFERING VIEWS ON POSSIBLE PRESS, CONGRESSIONAL, PUBLIC REACTION TO RE-WRITING TREATY
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Telephone conversation # 2206, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 2/26/1964, 12:31PM
ADLAI STEVENSON

Telephone conversation # 2949, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 4/9/1964, 1:10PM (Item)

DISCUSSION ON US VOTE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION REGARDING UK-YEMEN AIR STRIKE; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STEVENSON, DEAN RUSK; QUESTION OF UK ABSTENTION ON VOTE
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Telephone conversation # 2949, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 4/9/1964, 1:10PM
ADLAI STEVENSON

Telephone conversation # 7633, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 5/12/1965, 10:57AM (Item)

LBJ ASKS STEVENSON TO TALK IN CONFIDENCE TO U THANT ABOUT VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE CONTINGENT UPON CESSATION OF INFILTRATION; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF PAUSE; POSSIBLE DOMESTIC, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; CALL FOR CEASEFIRE BY U THANT OR POPE
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Telephone conversation # 7633, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 5/12/1965, 10:57AM
ADLAI STEVENSON

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 2 (II), 6/17/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

agairttW. Lee 0 1 than it . . .would have been against Coke because Coke.was a- F: · He [O'Daniel] had not been an effective senator by mostpeople 1 s · judgment. No, no ... Here was Coke Stevenson who had he1d the governorship duri rig I · tb.e
Wheeler-dealer charges; Gene Autry; 1948 Senate campaign; helicopter; Coke Stevenson; George Parr; State Democratic Executive Committee, 1948.

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson -- II -- 3 and all of that, and they wanted O'Daniel out of Texas as governor, that was it. They wanted to make Coke stevenson, who was then lieu- tenant governor, governor. It wasn't that Governor Ferguson disliked my brother or anything; he

Oral history transcript, Robert W. Calvert, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

Stevenson, a close friend of the Fergusons, and really put into the speaker's office by the Fergusons. Mrs. Ferguson had been elected governor in 1932, and in 1933 she and her husband, Jim Ferguson, strongly supported Coke for speaker, and he was elected

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1948" (Item)

/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

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

had a legitimate beef--Byron Utecht was given to writing a- he was, I've forgotten just exactly who he was for in that race--but- It would have been Stevenson or [George] Peddy . It was Coke [Stevenson] . He would write a paragraph of what Johnson

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, and the Belden re-survey after the election seemed to bear this out, what happened--now, this is my feeling about it--Jim Ferguson didn't give a damn about O'Daniel, he had a great contempt for him, but he wanted Coke Stevenson, who was then lieutenant governor
Biographical information; birth; education; legislative service and experience; military service; writing and editorship; political activities (Adlai Stevenson campaign); Sam Rayburn; Hale Boggs; biography of Sam Rayburn; teaching; relationship

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 23 (XXIII), 9/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, and a housing shortage. Isn't it amazing how problems surface and then go under and then surface again, rise again? Several things happened that were sort of good luck for us. Coke Stevenson decided to go to Washington to learn about foreign policy. He devoted
Campaign strategies for the second 1948 primary against Coke Stevenson; voter support from the 10th District throughout LBJ's political career; Stevenson's weaknesses; political organization among women in Texas; seeking the votes of George Peddy

Telephone conversation # 6889, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/26/1965, 5:21PM (Item)

LBJ REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ADLAI STEVENSON WHO WANTS GREATER AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH U THANT ABOUT PEACE TALKS ON VIETNAM; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS INQUIRIES ON STEVENSON VISIT AND STEVENSON'S RESPONSE; FOREIGN AID TO BURMA; STEVENSON'S FUTURE

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 22 (XXII), 8/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Was there a certain strategy in the campaign dealing with the George Peddy candidacy? Peddy was a Houston lawyer and presumably had a large urban base. J: Yes. I think always it was that Lyndon figured that he was not the chief contender, that Coke Stevenson
; how the campaign stops and speeches were planned; LBJ's ability to mimic Coke Stevenson; press coverage of LBJ's campaign; LBJ's strengths and advantages over Coke Stevenson; Mrs. Johnson's life as a political wife; cities and towns LBJ visited in June

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 7 (VII), 1/18/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Vandenberg, but I rather think it was. I know it was in some air force issues, and I think maybe it was this one. He was around a good deal and became friendly. G: Okay. Now the Senate race heated up early. [Coke] Stevenson announced I guess very

Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, Coke Stevenson told me one time about ten years ago that he was very close to George Parr. P: At one time, that's correct, sir. F: And that he and George had a disagreement, which he didn't go into it. And that George told him, "You're going
between George Parr and Coke Stevenson over a judgeship; how the Parrs gained political power in South Texas in the early 1900s; the elder Archer Parr's political friends; how George Parr rose to political power and wealth; George Parr's imprisonment

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 8 (VIII), 7/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

by asking you about rumors during the campaign that Sam Rayburn was actually supporting or at least favored Coke Stevenson. J: I don't think we ever believed any such thing. There were some rumors, but I'm pretty sure nobody close to President Johnson

Oral history transcript, Roland Boyd, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1985, by Dave McNeely (Item)

. M: How about then when Lyndon ran in 1948, in the election in which he finally made it to the Senate, were you involved in that, I presume? B: Yes, as a delegate to the state convention. Now, during the time--that was the Coke Stevenson election I
Boyd's political career, starting in the 1930s; how Boyd came to work for Sam Rayburn; LBJ's 1948 U.S. Senate election; the 1948 Texas Democratic Convention in Fort Worth and Coke Stevenson's defeat in the primary; Sam Rayburn's relationship

Oral history transcript, James M. Rowe, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

something. I don't remember now what it was, but in any event, he was very strongly a partisan of Coke Stevenson, and as my publisher, old man Houston Harte of San Angelo, told me one time, he would have been glad to have spent a hundred thousand dollars
Background of covering news in South Texas including Duval and Jim Wells Counties; impressions of Duval County and George Parr; vote controversy in the 1948 election; leaders in the South Texas counties; investigation by the Coke Stevenson people

Oral history transcript, Sam Low, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

that that's the way it was . It Coke Stevenson was then the lieutenant governor and Mr . Coke had a rather good following in certain circles, although it seemed doubtful that he could ever be elected governor . But it would be a fine thing, he thought
activities in Chile with Board of Economic Warfare; LBJ’s 1948 campaign for the Senate; the Taft-Hartley Act and LBJ’s relationship with labor forces; LBJ’s enemies in the 1940’s and 1950’s; Coke Stevenson; Clint Small; Wright Morrow; Dan Moody’ J. Evetts

Oral history transcript, R.J. (Bob) Long, interview 1 (I), 4/19/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Harbor. L: No, that wasn't the first time. F: He ran [in] 1941 against O'Daniel and he lost on that late count, Let me see. Yes, I guess it was. and then he ran again in 1948 and won on a late count. L: That was when he ran against Coke [Stevenson
files a perjury complaint against LBJ; Long seeks a no-bill; Dan Moody; Judge Archer; Coke Stevenson; James Allred; Lady Bird evaluated; Rebekah and Sam Ealy Johnson; the trial of Mac Wallace for the murder of Doug Kinser

Oral history transcript, Wilton Woods and Virginia Woods, interview 6 (VI), 4/21/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

when LBJ ran against Coke Stevenson for the Senate? WW: That's when we had all the typists up in the mezzanine floor of the Stephen F. Austin [Hotel]. VW: That was 1948? Was that 1948? 1948, Wilton, is when you had already moved to Seguin-WW: Oh
The Woods' involvement in LBJ's 1948 Senate campaign against Coke Stevenson; organizing a women's tea in Seguin for Lady Bird Johnson and her auto accident with Marietta Moody Brooks on the way to the tea; the Weinert family's control over support

Oral history transcript, Drew Pearson, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

elected. I'm sure he thanked a lot of other people, quite rightly. F: To what was he referring? P: Well, when he was running against Coke Stevenson, F: That's in 1948. P: Yes--Coke Stevenson, then Governor, was in the position where in Texas he
Biographical information; first recollections of LBJ; Charlie Marsh; early impressions of LBJ; supported LBJ in the 1948 campaign; LBJ won Senate Minority Leadership over Lister Hill; LBJ didn’t support Adlai Stevenson adequately; strained

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 8 (VIII), 9/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

supporters not want him to run for that reason? R: Not that I know of. I think everybody, his supporters, wanted him to run. No. Now let's go over it. Who all was in the race? G: Well, the principal candidates were Coke Stevenson and George Peddy. R
campaign; the roles of Claude Wild, John Connally, and Senator Alvin Wirtz in LBJ's campaign; LBJ's helicopter travel and how it was planned and arranged; the staff who traveled with LBJ during his helicopter trips; LBJ's imitation of Coke Stevenson; LBJ's

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1952" (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 2 (II), 3/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in regard to the Senate was this: Senator W. Lee O'Daniel was still the occupant of the seat. Coke Stevenson, who had been O'Daniel's successor--when O'Daniel was elected to the Senate, Stevenson was lieutenant governor and succeeded to the governorship

Oral history transcript, William Hunter McLean, interview 1 (I), 5/11/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

, this time with Coke Stevenson as the major opposition. There was a third candidate whose name I can't recall from Houston who polled a real good vote in the primary, first primary. Raymond Buck and I handled his campaign here. Fred Korth and Fred had some

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the primary in 19'43 between Stevenson and Johnson, or did you sit that out? 0: I did not. I asked my father how he was voting, and he said, "Il m voting for Coke Stevenson." I didn't ask him why. F: Did you know either candidate personally
Post-WWII background; University of Texas; family oil interests; county politics and 1948 meeting with LBJ; Johnson-Stevenson race in 1948; George Parr

Oral history transcript, Adrian A. Spears, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

you that I had some excellent help from many people. You see, at that time Coke Stevenson, who was Johnson's opponent, had been Governor for longer than any man had served up until that time. He had been Speaker of the House of Representatives, he

Oral history transcript, John H. Crooker, Sr., interview 1 (I), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

announced that he would not se election, and several men ran, but Lyndon Johnson and Coke Stevenson were in the runoff, and ran "neck and neck" to finish, with Johnson winning by a majority of only 87 votes. After the State Democratic Executive Committee

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 6 (VI), 7/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was pretty close to John--and he would say, "Well, Sam, I have just received some information that Ed Clark is coming out of Coke Stevenson's headquarters. He's been in there an hour, talking to Governor Stevenson." Because Ed Clark had been for Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Chris Dixie, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about the state in the Johnson City Windmill bragging about his vote for the TaftHartley Act, and criticizing Coke Stevenson for accepting organized labor's endorsement. That would be the AFL endorsement at that time, the state AFL endorsement meeting

Oral history transcript, C.E. "Curley" Doyle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the trip or later that year? G: The trip. D: No, nothing else. In 1948, when he ran for the Senate against-- G: Coke Stevenson. D: Coke Stevenson. In the first primary, he and Coke were in the run-off, and he called me up and told me that he ran
against Coke Stevenson.

Telephone conversation # 2930, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE SECRETARY, 4/9/1964, 11:35AM? (Item)

OFFICE SECRETARY SAYS ADLAI STEVENSON IS CALLING; LBJ INSTRUCTS HER TO SAY HE IS IN A MEETING, TO TRANSFER CALL TO MCGEORGE BUNDY, OR LBJ WILL CALL STEVENSON BACK LATER

Oral history transcript, Robert Oliver, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Representatives . Some way or other they became acquainted, and Reuther called me and asked me to support Lyndon Johnson for the Senate in his race . The American Federation of Labor state organiza- tion had endorsed Coke Stevenson . Coke had a fairly good

Oral history transcript, Mack H. Hannah, Jr., interview 1 (I), 3/26/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Stevenson. Coke Stevenson and I had a deal cut. You know the CIO and the AF of L was your labor group at Port Arthur, and I always worked with the labor boys. Long before the CIO got to be strong, I always told them, "I'll work with you for the things

Oral history transcript, Kitty Mae Wirtz, interview 1 (I), 2/22/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

: Yes, that was pretty close. W: So when the second one came up-- M: This was in '48? W: --against Coke Stevenson, they felt like the same thing had happened. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1956" (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Frank Oltorf, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

of And of course, they had had the [Homer] Rainey-[Beauford] Jester race and the trouble at the y University . of Texas . While we were there fighting the liberal fight of the legislature we felt, Coke Stevenson announced for the Senate . And Lyndon Johnson let

Oral history transcript, Homer E. Dean, interview 1 (I), 1/12/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

and check the votes and all. I can recall early in the week--I don't remember how I got the information or where I got it, but I can remember rumors starting about how Coke Stevenson was going to steal the election over in East LBJ Presidential Library
in Precinct 13 in 1948; Dean's role as county attorney in the 1948 Senate election; the makeup and role of the county Democratic Executive Committee; Coke Stevenson going to Texas State Bank to examine the poll list; the location of the ballot boxes; the grand

Minow, Newton N., 1926- (Item)

Bio: Attorney; Law clerk to U.S. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, 1951-1952; Special assistant to Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, 1952-1953; Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-1963; Trustee, Chairman of the Board, Rand Corporation

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