Congressional papers, 1958-1964.

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Congressional papers, 1958-1964.

The gubernatorial series includes materials relating to the administrative and political activities of the office and are organized by subject. The senatorial series contains a great deal of campaign material especially speeches and press releases. The collection also contains photographs and scrapbooks.

12 cubic ft.

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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Edmondson, James Howard, 1925-1971

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James Howard Edmondson was elected as a Democrat to the Oklahoma governorship in 1958. In January 1963, Edmondson was appointed to succeed the late Robert S. Kerr in the U.S. Senate. Edmondson was defeated in the run-off primary for that Senate seat in 1964. He then retired to the private practice of law in Oklahoma City. By 1970, Edmondson was considering a political comeback, but in November 1971, he suffered a fatal heart attack in his Edmond home. From the description of Congress...