Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan

Title:

Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan

Number of Pages:

42

Description:

Contacts with LBJ; success of Eisenhower relationship with Congress in foreign policy; personal contact between Secretary Dulles and LBJ; AID bill; estimation of LBJ; formidable experience of talking to LBJ; Macomber never brought good news; comparison of Congressional relation to foreign policy; Vietnam; LBJ’s speech regarding Dulles’ illness; Majority Leader’s interest in foreign policy; comparison of Eisenhower, LBJ and JFK administrations in foreign affairs; JFK-LBJ transition beautiful; weakness of the United Nations; State Department’s reputation of representing foreigners rather than America.

Contributor:

Macomber, William B. (William Butts), 1921-2003

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 William B. Macomber, Jr.

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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