MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES: PAPERS OF
LYNDON B. JOHNSON: PRE-PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAPERS, 1937-1949

SENATE PAPERS, 1949-1961
SENATE POLITICAL FILES,1949-1960
VICE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS, 1961-1963
LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON ARCHIVES, 1927-1967
PRE-PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL FILE, 1932-1964
FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE, 1887-1968
NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF JOHNSON CONVERSATIONS, 1951-1963

An asterisk (*) indicates that a collection has been opened for research in whole or in part. "-1" indicates that a collection contains less than one linear foot of material.

I. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAPERS, 1937-1949

Lyndon B. Johnson represented the Tenth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives from April 10, 1937, to January 3, 1949. He was elected in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman James P. Buchanan. Johnson served as lieutenant commander in the United States Navy from December 9, 1941, to July 27, 1942. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1941 and was elected to the Senate on November 2, 1948.

While in the House, Johnson served as a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs, 1937-1946, and its successor committee, the Committee on Armed Services, 1947-1948; the Select Committee on Post War Military Policy, 1944-1945; the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 1947-1948; and the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy, 1947-1948.

II. SENATE PAPERS, 1949-1961

Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the Senate on November 2, 1948, for the term beginning January 3, 1949. He was reelected in 1954 and again in 1960. He served as majority whip, 1951-1953; minority leader, 1953-1955; and majority leader, 1955-1961. He was nominated for the office of Vice President of the United States by the Democratic Party at the convention in Los Angeles in 1960, and was elected Vice President on November 8, 1960. He resigned from the Senate on January 3, 1961.

While in the Senate, Johnson served as the chairman of the Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, 1958-1960, and chairman of the Preparedness Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee, 1950-1960. He served as a member of the Armed Services Committee, 1949-1960; the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1949-1954; the Finance Committee, 1955; the Appropriations Committee, 1956-1958; the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 1952-1953; and the Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy, 1952.

III. SENATE POLITICAL FILES, 1949-1960

These files include material on the following subjects: 1) Johnson's political contacts in Texas during the five years following his 1948 election to the U.S. Senate; 2) his 1954 race for reelection to the Senate; 3) his 1956 "favorite son" candidacy for the presidential nomination; and 4) his bids in 1960 for the presidential and vice-presidential nominations and his campaign for the Kennedy-Johnson ticket.

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*Campaign Files, 1949-1954	14
*Papers Relating to the 1956 Campaign, 1955-1956	12
*Campaign Files, 1957-1958	1
*Papers Relating to the 1960 Campaign, 1959-1960	83

IV. VICE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS, 1961-1963

Lyndon B. Johnson served as the Vice President from January 20, 1961, until President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.

While Vice President, he served as President of the Senate and as Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, the Peace Corps National Advisory Council, and the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. He was also a member of the National Security Council, the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, the Civil War Centennial Commission, the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol, and the United States Constitution 175th Anniversary Commission. Johnson also traveled extensively abroad during his vice presidency, representing the Kennedy Administration.

V. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON ARCHIVES, 1927-1967

In 1958 the Johnson Senate staff created the Lyndon Baines Johnson Archives (LBJA) as part of its plan to institute a records management program. The staff screened Lyndon B. Johnson's noncurrent House and Senate files, scheduled portions for disposal, and placed many items of permanent value in LBJA. From 1958 to 1963 the staff continued to file documents in LBJA, and a few items were added during Johnson's presidency.

LBJA consists of five files:

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*Famous Names File, 1938-1966	3
*Selected Names File, 1934-1967	11
*Congressional File, 1937-1967	7
*Subject File, 1927-1963	29
Name File, 1937-1963	-1

VI. PRE-PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL FILE, 1932-1964

This file includes material maintained by Walter Jenkins while he served on Lyndon B. Johnson's pre-presidential staff. The material mainly concerns Lyndon B. Johnson's 1941 and 1948 Senate campaigns and such individuals as George Parr, Felix Longoria, and Robert G. Baker.

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*Name Files, 1932-1964	2
*Campaign Files, 1937-1961	4
*Subject Files, Lists, Non-Campaign Financial Records, and Vice Presidential Material	-1

VII. FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE, 1887-1968

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*The collection includes Lyndon B. Johnson's correspondence with his mother, brother, sisters, daughters, sons-in-law, and other family members, and correspondence among ancestors and other relatives which was given to Johnson or to his mother. Also included is a folder of material pertaining to his father's career in the Texas state legislature.	3

VIII. NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF JOHNSON CONVERSATIONS, 1951-1963

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*The collection includes records of Johnson's telephone conversations with Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, Senate colleagues, Cabinet members, White House staff, Texas political contacts, news reporters, and labor leaders. The conversations were monitored by an aide who took notes or were recorded on disks or dictaphone belts.	-1

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For additional pre-presidential material, see the following listings under Presidential Papers: II. Office Files of the White House Aides--Walter Jenkins, George Reedy, Mildred Stegall, Willie Day Taylor, and Dorothy Territo; V. Special Files--Diaries and Appointment Logs of Lyndon B. Johnson; Statements of Lyndon B. Johnson.