East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 5-2011 The rC ucible of Texas Politics: An Analysis of the United States Senatorial Primaries of 1941 and 1948. Ginger McGoldrick Spradlin East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Political History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Spradlin, Ginger McGoldrick, "The rC ucible of Texas Politics: An Analysis of the United States Senatorial Primaries of 1941 and 1948." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1262. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1262 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Crucible of Texas Politics: An Analysis of the United States Senatorial Primaries of 1941 and 1948 A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of History East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History by Ginger McGoldrick-Spradlin May 2011 Dr. Emmett W. Essin III, Chair Dr. Stephen G. Fritz, Committee Member Dr. William D. Burgess, Jr., Committee Member Keywords: Lyndon Johnson, Coke Stevenson, W. Lee O’Daniel, Senatorial Primary ABSTRACT The Crucible of Texas Politics: An Analysis of the United States Senatorial Primaries of 1941 and 1948 by Ginger McGoldrick-Spradlin Lyndon Johnson’s opponents used the outcome of his 1948 senatorial bid to demonstrate his dishonesty.