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Erich Leinsdorf
Austrian
Celebrity
About the author
The President would usually talk to me about matters relating to the immigration problem.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
#Talk
#President
When I was introduced to Johnson he was a freshman Congressman.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
The Congressman ascertained that the consulate in Havana had numbers to feed the pigs.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
#Numbers
I was sent down to Cuba. Everything had been prepared with the help of Congressman Johnson and his staff.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
#Help
I was introduced to Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. The young Congressman was very friendly.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
A President doesn't have a terribly long time to talk to people who are not really on the agenda.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
#Talk
#Time
#People
#President
When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to find out if they could give us a party and who we would like to meet.
Erich Leinsdorf,
Austrian
Celebrity
#Time
#First
#Washington
#Boston
#Music
#Party