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Oral History Interview with George Christian, August 8, 1968
Interview with George Christian, White House Press Secretary of the Lyndon Johnson administration from Austin, Texas. Christian discusses the organization of the president's staff and their duties, Johnson's decision-making process and habits as president, his own role as press secretary and the challenges of it, the logistics of communication at the White House, differences between state and federal politics, public perception of presidents and their credibility, the coming end of Johnson's term, party politics, and the 1968 election.
Date:
August 8, 1968
Creator:
Gantt, Fred & Christian, George
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Claud H. Gilmer, April 6, 1968
Interview with Representative Claud H. Gilmer, a Texas state legislator from Rocksprings, Texas. Gilmer discusses his entry into politics, his first campaign for election, his experiences as a freshman in congress, the "Immortal Fifty-six," his position on the Omnibus Tax Bill, his relationship with Price Daniel, his views on Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, bills he sponsored, his impression of Daniel as House Speaker, appointing house committee members, his thoughts on the House Speaker as an office, public education in Texas, his thoughts on governor Beauford H. Jester, and his time as Speaker.
Date:
April 6, 1968
Creator:
Gantt, Fred & Gilmer, Claud H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Smith, August 1, 1968
Interview with Dr. Paul Smith, a professor at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. Smith discusses his experience during the election process for a new university president in 1968, following the retirement of James Carl Matthews.
Date:
August 1, 1968
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale & Smith, Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library