Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep 103 Trading Diamonds for Austin Dam Site
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Emmett Shelton Sr. recounts the story of securing land for the Austin Dam site and his political rivalry with Lyndon B. Johnson.
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells us the story of securing the land for the Dam site in 1938. Emmett and brother Polk ran a tough primary against Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJs first Congressional race. After LBJ was elected in 1938, he made a visit to Emmett and Polk's office. LBJ told Emmett that the new Works Progress Administration (WPA) was planning to rehabilitate all the dams on the Colorado River, including the Austin Dam which had been broken for 28 years. If someone would want to get ...
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