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Oral history transcript, William B. Cannon, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
Kennedy Task Force; comprehensive community action program; Sargent Shriver; Shriver Task Force; legislation; VISTA; drafting the bill; resident participation; planning and operation problems; regional planning; political power; Moynihan; Job Corps;…
Oral history transcript, William M. Capron, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
Capron's work on the Council of Economic Advisers in 1963; research and plans to address poverty issues in the Kennedy Administration; Capron's involvement in a Saturday lunch group that studied poverty issues and developed related program ideas in…
Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 1 (I), 12/11/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Biographical information; how Carey came to work for the Bureau of the Budget; John Steelman; post-war work and staff of Bureau of the Budget; cooperation between government and universities in scientific research; National Science Foundation Act;…
Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Agency and department-level reaction to LBJ’s use of task forces to change policy-making; information leaking out of the task force system; the effect of the task force operation on the Bureau of the Budget; William Cannon; relationship between the…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz
First meeting Lady Bird; worked for Esther Van Wagoner Tufty; her wedding; presentation of calf from LBJ and Rayburn to President Eisenhower; ready access; LBJ’s willingness to share credit with local Congressmen whenever a story broke; two real…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 2 (II), 4/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Evolving of Lady Bird’s role as First Lady; handled all speech invitations; beginning of beautification idea; Sharon Francis; beautification efforts; Walter Washington; planting of Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; billboards; LBJ’s interest in…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 3 (III), 5/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
40 trips; Discover America; LBJ’s trip to Senegal while VP; Cadillac diplomacy; JFK approved LBJ’s approach on trips; Ayub Khan told LBJ that Russians would be testing JFK in international area; Ayub Khan’s visit to the LBJ Ranch; camel-driver…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 4 (IV), 8/27/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Luci and Lynda; Luci’s wedding; trips to Marshall to be with her father; Lady Bird’s encouragement for Lynda to leave U.T.; Warrie Lyn Smith; categories of news; commercialization of the White House; Luci’s job with optometrist; Lynda’s…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 5 (V), 2/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
Reaction to William Manchester book; personal statement on Bill Manchester; Lady Bird’s trip to the University of Alabama; flap over Lady Bird’s property in Alabama; Lady Bird’s TV tour of Washington; criticism of Lady Bird for spending on…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview S-I, 8/1994, by Douglass Cater
LBJ purchasing and renovating the Boyhood Home; LBJ's interest in providing public access to his homes and his papers; LBJ's intended purpose for the Library; comparing the LBJ Presidential Library with other presidential libraries; the importance of…
Oral history transcript, Antonio Carrillo-Flores, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
Introduced to Senator Johnson in 1959; Chamizal area problem; resolved in 1963; El Paso-Juarez cities bridge; improved relations with Mexico during LBJ's presidency; Mexico's policy in Cuba; U.S. intervention in Santo Domingo; Economic Commission for…