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Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; Senator Richard Russell; LBJ’s decreased popularity and its sources; civil rights; LBJ’s relationship with Russell; activating battleship New Jersey; Russell’s criticism of LBJ’s Administration; editorial cartoon;…
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Patrol of the destroyer Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf to intercept electronic emissions; doctrine of freedom of the seas; incidents involving Maddox; media distrust of U.S. service commanders during Vietnam War; retaliation for Gulf of Tonkin incident…
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger
Reflections of purpose of patrol of destroyer Maddox in August 1964; exercising right of freedom of the seas; evaluation of performance and investigation of Maddox; views on media coverage; Operation Pierce Arrow; Rolling Thunder campaign; the…
Oral history transcript, Richard Morehead, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois
Career history as a journalist; work on the Texas Judicial Council; the Texas state legislature in 1933; how the problems of education, poverty, prisons, social security, and the like have spanned decades; a government pension system; differences of…
Oral history transcript, Richard Morehead, interview 2 (II), 7/2/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois
Texas tideland issues in the 1950s; cross-filing, which allowed Democrats to support Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election; Allan Shivers' support for Republicans; LBJ's and Sam Rayburn's devotion to the Democratic Party; John Tower's…
Oral history transcript, Ralph Moreland, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1971, by David G. McComb
Background; history of restaurant ownership; 2 ‘J’s; Holiday House on Barton Springs Road; first meeting LBJ; LBJ’s way of shaking hands and meeting people; other meetings with LBJ; borrowed $50,000 from one of LBJ’s trusts for Holiday House…
Oral history transcript, Charles A. Morris, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1982, by Ted Gittinger
First duties and associates in Vietnam; III ARVN Corps; the problem of counterintelligence duty in Hawaii; early buildup of the Vietnam War; background of the war; the Oriental soldier; return to Vietnam in 1967; briefing preparation for McNamara;…
Oral history transcript, Thruston Morton, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; assessment of LBJ in House and Senate; Geneva Summit Conference; Herbert Hoover, Jr.; Nixon; Senator Earle Clements; LBJ’s heart attack; LBJ’s support of Eisenhower’s policies; nomination of Lewis Strauss and Abe…
Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ’s assistance in Moss’ 1958 Senate campaign in Utah; LBJ’s management and leadership as Senate Majority Leader; conflict over Rule 22; 1960 Civil Rights Act filibuster; LBJ’s use of the Senate rules and vote counting; 1960 Democratic…
Telephone conversation # 1714, transcript, BILL MOYERS and DOUGLAS KIKER, 1/31/1964, 9:25AM
DISCUSSION OF KIKER'S STORY ABOUT LBJ'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANTICIPATED FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM; PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING LBJ OF FOREIGN POLICY DEVELOPMENTS