Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan

Title:

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan

Number of Pages:

45

Description:

Biographical information; contacts with Johnson; support of LBJ in 1960; Democratic Policy Commission; State Department informing Vice President's office; Potomac Marching Society; Kennedy Administration; working for Johnson; Advisory Committee on the Arts; Bill Fulbright; UAR ambassadorship; incident in Egypt; Dr. Ramsey Stino; US-Egypt relationship; US aid to Egypt; Congo; Greek coup; Yemen crisis; Arab-Israeli War; Tri-Partite Declaration; Johnson administration as pro-Israel; opening of Abu Simbel; Cyprus issue; CENTO; Eisenhower Doctrine; Vietnam; India-Pakistan War; LBJ's speech for advice on foreign policy matters and his diplomatic performances; Richard Rovere; John Leocacos; The Establishment; personal and private papers

Contributor:

Battle, Lucius D., 1918-

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Lucius D. Battle

Subject:

Diplomacy; Vietnam; 6-Day War

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details