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Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 8 (VIII), 11/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • because it's headed by a five-star general of being very alert to national security needs, really isn't. It's not taking care of us as it should. Remember that in 1953 Charles Wilson of General Motors had come in as secretary of defense, and he said his
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 9 (IX), 2/7/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , April 22. It has to do with passing the [John] McClellan bill of rights amendment to the labor reform bill.I'm sure you've had some chance to talk to Jim Wilson about that. He was the author of a memo to Johnson saying--this was after Johnson and Kennedy
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 7 (VII), 9/19/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Wilson from Austin was just sleepy and the two of us--Jim was reading something and I had my eyes closed. We were in the office, the Democratic Policy Committee office. Johnson barrels through and we both just hit the fan, and he later said, "Yes, my boys
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)