Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

40

Description:

Bill Moyers’ departure from the staff; letter from Bill Moyers; source of press leaks; memorandum to the President; LBJ’s reaction; impatience with the situation; conduit between LBJ and outstanding critics in the Congress; visit to Vietnam; conduit for the Jewish community in U.S.; Six-Day War; LBJ’s “image” problems; moods; Abe Fortas nomination.

Contributor:

McPherson, Harry C. (Harry Cummings), 1929-

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 Harry C. McPherson

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Harry C. McPherson

Interviewer(s):

T.H. Baker

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-mcphersonh-19690116-3-74-210-c

Date:

1969-01-16

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-mcphersonh-19690116-3-74-210-c