Sen. Ralph Yarborough

[Tom Bowden]

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I have never uploaded a picture before so I hope this works. This is a picture of some of the tapes made during the BSE investigation. Buford Sheffield, son of Slim Sheffield, was present at the delivery of money from BSE to LBJ crony Cliff Carter. During my interview he mentioned James Fonswell and the Yarbrough disclosure. I subsequently interviewed James Fonswell. He confirmed both delivery of money to LBJ and Yarbrough. During the height of the 1964 senate campaign, he was interviewed on KHOU TV in Houston. At the time he was working in the Police department. He recounted the story of the contribution. Yarbrough was the epitome Liberal Democrat at the time. Texas politics was rough and tumble. Taking large contributions was not considered a sin. Yarbrough, however, would later be tainted by the Sharpstown scandal in 1972. I have audio of the Sheffield interview. Video and audio of the Fonswell interview. I do not get my information by reading books and documents. I do in person interviews. (Just noticed my interview with Richard Belzer is this box. We introduced his book at the museum.)