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Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of John Holton (Item)

-d. December 27, 1997, Durham, North Carolina), lawyer, was the former administrative assistant to two speakers of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn and John McCormack. After his service on the Hill, he was a senior government relations

Boyd, Roland (Item)

LBJ Connection: Sam Rayburn's campaign manager for Collin County and assistant 1942-1961; campaign worker for LBJ in the 1940s through the 1960s

Meyer, George (Item)

LBJ Connection: Donor of materials related to LBJ and people associated with him including Sam Rayburn, Creekmore Fath, and Chilton O’Brien

Holton, John Watson, 1917-1997 (Item)

Bio: John Watson Holton (b. September 9, 1917, Brownwood, Texas-d. December 27, 1997, Durham, North Carolina), lawyer, was the former administrative assistant to two speakers of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn and John McCormack. After his
LBJ Connection: Administrative assistant to Speakers of the House, Sam Rayburn and John McCormack

Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of George Meyer (Item)

note: This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and related documents assembled by George Meyer, a document collector. The materials were from, to, or are about Lyndon B. Johnson or people associated with him including Sam Rayburn

Hardeman, D. Barnard, Jr., 1914-1981 (Item)

and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the 52nd and 54th Legislatures representing Grayson and Collin counties in the Texas House of Representatives. Between 1958 and 1961, he worked as an assistant to Sam Rayburn, U.S. Speaker
LBJ Connection: Research Assistant to Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; Administrative assistant to U.S. Congressman Hale Boggs; Member of President Johnson's "5 O'Clock Club"

Swift, Roy Lee, 1911-1995 (Item)

LBJ Connection: Donor of speech by Sam Rayburn to 1960 Democratic National Convention nominating LBJ as candidate for President

Erb, Paul Ross, 1953 (Item)

LBJ Connection: Donor of Sam Rayburn stamp sent by LBj to Judge John Stafford

Roberts, Ray, 1913-1992 (Item)

of Texas. He served in the United States Navy, 1942-1945, and United States Naval Reserve. Roberts was on the staff of Speaker Sam Rayburn of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1942, and a member of the Texas State Senate from 1955 to 1961

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Sam Rayburn Statue, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 1/6/1965" (Item)

. . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY {J5 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1964 - 10:00 a. m. REWLARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON DEDICATION OF SAM RAYBURN STATUE RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. Mr. Speaker, friends and admirers of Sam Rayburn: The fir
Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Sam Rayburn Statue, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 1/6/1965"

Telephone conversation # 4632, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/3/1964, 9:46AM (Item)

"RE: RAYBURN FOUNDATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS"; ANDERSON IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; RECORDING OF FOLLOWING RECORDING INTERRUPTS RECORDING OF ANDERSON CONVERSATION
ANDERSON READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN BUSINESSMEN FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT LBJ; SAM RAYBURN FOUNDATION; JUSTICE DEPT OBJECTION TO MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST MERGER; DISCUSSION OF TONKIN GULF INCIDENT, POSSIBLE POLITICAL EFFECTS

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 1/6/1965 (Item)

House, accompanied by Mrs. Perle Mesta and Liz Carpenter 10:00 Dedication of Sam Rayburn statue in new Sam Rayburn House Office Building (President attended) 10:45 En route to White House; stopped by Inaugural Committee for visit 11:15 Returned to White

Oral history transcript, John Holton, interview 1 (I), 6/19/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that Mr. Rayburn finally got it down to the point where the question was who was going to run the House; was it going to be Howard Smith or was it going to be Sam Rayburn? He finally got it down to that issue, and when it got down to that issue, Mr
Biographical information; Holton's early jobs in Sam Rayburn's office, the House Office Building, and the Washington, D.C., police department; Rayburn's 1956 support for LBJ as favorite son presidential candidate and chairman of the Texas delegation

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

. Gillette and Dave McNeely PLACE: Mr. Boyd's office, McKinney, Texas Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 M: --ran across Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn and kind of begin it from the ground up. One thing that was interesting to me, which I hadn't known until we got up
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

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 9/16/1962 (Item)

1:25p 5:52 Remarks** took helicopter to Bonham, Texas for ceremony at Sam Rayburn Library. Returned to Perrin AFB via helicopter

Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Clarence S. Pittard (Item)

, Texas. Scope and content note: This collection consists of correspondence between Harry Middleton and Clarence S. Pittard regarding his visit to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and the gift of a poem he wrote about Sam Rayburn in 1962. The papers also

Telephone conversation # 89, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL WIGGINS, 11/27/1963, 2:31PM (Item)

LBJ THANKS WIGGINS FOR HIS SUPPORT; WIGGINS PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS; LBJ REFERS TO HAVING ONCE RECEIVED ADVICE FROM JFK, PHILIP GRAHAM, SAM RAYBURN AND SAYS HE WILL NEED WIGGINS' HELP IN THE FUTURE

Telephone conversation # 242, sound recording, LBJ and CARL VINSON, 12/2/1963, 5:35PM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO CUT DEFENSE SPENDING, REMINISCES ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS HE CONDUCTED AS SENATOR, ENCOURAGES VINSON TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION, DISCUSSES SAM RAYBURN'S ROLE IN LBJ'S DECISION TO RUN FOR VP; VINSON DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO CUT BUDGET

Telephone conversation # 669, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 12/23/1963, 2:21PM (Item)

O'BRIEN DISCUSSES HOUSE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, REPUBLICAN VOTES FOR ADMINISTRATION POSITION, DEMOCRATIC ABSENCES; LBJ DISCUSSES ABSENTEES, TELLS STORY ABOUT SAM RAYBURN'S REACTION TO WARREN MAGNUSON'S FAILURE TO SHOW UP FOR CRUCIAL

Telephone conversation # 3053, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY TRUMAN, 4/17/1964, 3:52PM (Item)

LBJ OFFERS USE OF BLAIR HOUSE TO TRUMAN DURING HIS TRIP TO DC; ALLEN DUCKWORTH REMINISCES ABOUT HELICOPTER TRIP WITH TRUMAN, LBJ, SAM RAYBURN; LBJ PRAISES TRUMAN FOR TRIP TO KING PAUL'S FUNERAL IN GREECE

Telephone conversation # 4118, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 7/2/1964, 11:55AM (Item)

CARL CURTIS, MIKE MANSFIELD AMENDMENTS ON IMPORTED MEAT QUOTA; IMPORT AGREEMENTS WITH AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, IRELAND; INCREASED US EXPORTS; ALBERT MITCHELL APPOINTMENT TO NATIONAL FOOD MARKETING COMMISSION; SAM RAYBURN VOTE ON TAFT-HARTLEY ACT

Telephone conversation # 4923, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON, 8/14/1964, 3:25PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF NYT STORY ON LBJ'S ALLEGED ENDORSEMENT OF RFK IN NEW YORK SENATE RACE; LBJ EMPHASIZES HIS LONG-STANDING RECORD OF NOT BECOMING INVOLVED IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF SAM RAYBURN

Telephone conversation # 5043, sound recording, LBJ and EDITH LEHMAN, 8/20/1964, 9:00AM (Item)

LEHMAN ASKS LBJ ABOUT PLANNED TRIBUTES FOR JFK, SAM RAYBURN, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, PAUL BUTLER AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, EXPRESSES VIEW THAT HER DECEASED HUSBAND HERBERT LEHMAN SHOULD ALSO BE HONORED; LBJ ASKS LEHMAN FOR SUGGESTIONS, OFFERS TO TALK

Telephone conversation # 6167, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 11/4/1964, 11:42AM (Item)

DALEY CONGRATULATES LBJ ON ELECTION; LBJ THANKS DALEY FOR SUPPORT; ILLINOIS ELECTION RESULTS; ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT NEGROES FROM VOTING IN TEXAS, GEORGIA; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT SAM RAYBURN; DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN CONGRESS; NEED FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC

Telephone conversation # 5922, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN KNIGHT, 10/20/1964, 12:55PM (Item)

LBJ THANKS KNIGHT FOR ENDORSEMENT, ASKS HIM FOR ADVICE, REMINISCES ABOUT SAM RAYBURN'S VIEWS ABOUT ADVICE GIVEN PRESIDENTS; WALTER JENKINS' RECENT AND 1959 ARRESTS; POSSIBILITY JENKINS WAS FRAMED; BOBBY BAKER'S ALLEGED ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

Telephone conversation # 5445, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 9/3/1964, 11:20AM (Item)

PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS IN HOUSE FOR HANDLING MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY BILL; WILBUR MILLS' OPPOSITION; LABOR'S AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S COMMITMENT TO MEDICARE; PEACE, PROSPERITY, MEDICARE AS CAMPAIGN ISSUES; SAM RAYBURN'S VOTE ON TAFT

Telephone conversation # 6803, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/5/1965, 3:00PM (Item)

SELMA, ALABAMA DEMONSTRATIONS DESPITE COURT ORDER; MLK; CANDIDATES FOR TEXAS JUDGESHIPS; RALPH YARBOROUGH; T. WHITFIELD DAVIDSON; RFK AND GUSTAVE ROSENBERG APPOINTMENT; SAM RAYBURN AND SARAH HUGHES APPOINTMENT; CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EDUCATION BILL

Telephone conversation # 8566, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT BARTLEY, 8/19/1965, 10:47AM (Item)

LBJ TELLS BARTLEY HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO FCC IS ABOUT TO BE ANNOUNCED, DISCUSSES EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF BARTLEY BECAUSE OF LBJ'S RELATIONSHIP WITH BARTLEY'S UNCLE SAM RAYBURN AND FAVORABLE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION; LBJ GREETS RUTH BARTLEY

Telephone conversation # 8584, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 8/20/1965, 9:50PM (Item)

VETO OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL DUE TO PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS; LBJ NOTES HIS OWN BRIEF LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION, COMPLAINS ABOUT VETO MESSAGE, QUOTES SAM RAYBURN; MENDEL RIVERS; RICHARD RUSSELL

Telephone conversation # 9623, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 2/5/1966, 8:27AM? (Item)

NEED TO IMPROVE LOBBYING EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION; MANSFIELD'S REPORT ON VIETNAM; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ COMPARES SAM RAYBURN, CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL

Telephone conversation # 12505, sound recording, LBJ and GALE MCGEE, 12/9/1967, 11:00AM (Item)

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF MCGEE AS UN AMBASSADOR; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF JOB; PROBLEMS IF MCGEE RESIGNS AS SENATOR; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT SAM RAYBURN RUNNING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SOL LINOWITZ; WORLD PROBLEMS

Telephone conversation # 11568, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 2/27/1967, 5:57PM (Item)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF (MASS TRANSIT GRANTS FOR CHICAGO?); LBJ SAYS HE ASKED CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS NOT TO HOLD MARCHES IN ILLINOIS BECAUSE IT WILL IMPEDE PASSAGE OF BILLS, TELLS SAM RAYBURN'S STORY ABOUT SUPPORTING YOUR FRIENDS; LBJ'S SUPPORT

Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Roy Swift (Item)

of a copy of the 1960 speech given by Senator Sam Rayburn to the Democratic National Convention nominating Lyndon B. Johnson as a candidate for President. • • • • Date range of collection: 7/13/1960 - 7/13/1960 Less than 1 linear inch Available for research

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of John McCormack or Sam Rayburn who were right on top of the situation. B: Do you recall any specific legislative fights in those days to illustrate how Rayburn and Johnson worked together? order. H: I know that's a tall Skip it if it's too vague
Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Sam Rayburn; LBJ and Rayburn; "Board of Education;" U.S. Congress; Landrum-Griffin Labor Reform Bill; 1960 election

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 4 (IV), 1/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

came back I told him that we had I didn't know what to do about it. Aubrey said, I'm busy. I'm leaving town. I've got to catch that train. You go to Sam Rayburn and see what his advice is.' I went to see Mr. Rayburn, and Mr. Rayburn said, 'Yes, I
Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
LBJ and the NYA in 1935; LBJ-Sam Rayburn relationship; political philosophies; Griffin-Landrum Bill; Ralph Yarborough; Allan Shivers; LBJ & JFK; Rayburn and the Kennedys

Oral history transcript, Hale Boggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

for me to answer.I think he did. I don't think he understood it as well as Sam Rayburn did, but I don't think anyone else did either. B: In the meetings that you would have to coordinate Senate and House leadership when Mr. Rayburn was Speaker and Mr
[For interview 1 and 2] Biographical information; Rayburn-Johnson relationship; early signs of leadership in the House; meetings to coordinate Senate and House leadership; 1956 and 1960 conventions; role of Democratic Advisory Council; 1957 Civil

Oral history transcript, Carl B. Albert, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

with Sam Rayburn with two or three different people, but I don't think they were recorded. They were just oral and manually taken down. 1 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories
; Barkley; Rayburn-Johnson conversation regarding the Democratic nomination for president; LBJ's working relationship with Eisenhower; Rayburn; Civil Rights Act; Federal aid to education; Gerald Ford

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/30/1962 (Item)

to bring 63 Texas Masons (colored) to see VP Walter George Wes t of N. Y. To Ceremonial Room for ceremony - unveiling of Sam Rayburn commemorative stamp Met with Cliff Carter and Liz Meeting with Mr. Kappel (Lloyd Miller's boss) S ec'y. Goldberg Visit

Telephone conversation # 4467, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 7/31/1964, 10:30PM (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION ON SENATORS, LBJ'S EOB OFFICE, WOMEN IN DNC; DISCUSSION OF RUMORS RFK INSIDERS WILL MEET IN HYANNIS PORT OR ATLANTIC CITY; RFK; REACTION TO LBJ'S STATEMENT ON VP NOMINATION; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT SAM RAYBURN, 1940 RACE FOR VP

Telephone conversation # 6273, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 11/6/1964, 2:18PM (Item)

ALBERT DISCUSSES SAM RAYBURN'S REFUSAL TO PURGE WILLIAM COLMER FROM RULES COMMITTEE IN 1961 AS PRECEDENT FOR DENYING DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIVILEGES TO JOHN BELL WILLIAMS; 1964 RETURNS COMPARED TO 1960; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S AND HHH'S OKLAHOMA CAMPAIGN

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