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Oral history transcript, Philip Lee, interview 1 (I), 1/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • in 1963 when after the National Academy of Sciences report was published, he was asked at one of his press conferences about the problem. Even though in an earlier message to Congress he'd identified the problem in Latin America as of major significance
Oral history transcript, Francis C. Turner, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 6 M: Did he support you in this work with this highway program? T: Very definitely. the Senate. He was one of the strong supporters of the program in There was, of course, at that time a Democratic
Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • brought me into an understanding of the political process in America which again was quite significant in terms of my later role as a Cabinet officer. M: This was an M.A. [master of arts] thesis you were writing? C: Bachelor's thesis. I
Oral history transcript, Dan H. Fenn, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/18/1972, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • our ball game. What the Vice President was doing we really didn't know. !~: Di d it ever come the other way? saying, II Di d ca 11 s ever come from there Hey , I've got a good, loyal Democratic friend somewhere who needs a job."? F: Yes
  • 1960 Democratic National Convention; circumstances of working with JFK; duties; appointment and LBJ; impressions of Walter Jenkins; relations between JFK and LBJ's staffs; work with Tariff Commission during the LBJ Administration; LBJ's early
Oral history transcript, Bromley Smith, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • was set up by Robert Cutler. He studied previous practices and made a report to President Eisenhower. President Eisenhower adopted that report in 1953. During the campaign the candidate, General Eisenhower, had made a great point of how the Democrats had
Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • are not. dinner with them. Of course, some But I would go to I had just seen Wilbur that afternoon, and he out- lined everything that was going to happen tomorrow morning, that he had the votes. I'd go to dinner with the members of the committee, Democrats
Oral history transcript, Jack Brooks, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . Combs--and I did not run against him, though some people suggested it as a possibility . I rather liked him and he was a moderate Democrat, and a Johnson supporter and a friend of Johnson's, so in 1950 I did not run, but rather supported Combs
Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 3 (III), 4/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ; served some in New Orleans; I served Some in the Atlantic and some in the Pacific. My last tour of duty was at Kwajalain in the Pacific; I was there when the Japanese surrender took place. And as quick as I could get passage, I carne back to America
Oral history transcript, John Chancellor, interview 1 (I), 4/25/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • the White House and the presidential campaigns and conventions from 1956 through 1968. In 1965 Mr. Johnson appointed you director of the Voice of America, succeeding Henry Loomis. In 1967 you resigned and returned to NBC in your present position as national
  • Chancellor’s career history; getting to know LBJ. Mrs. Johnson’s effect on LBJ; European view of LBJ; Relationship of LBJ with the Kennedys. Chancellor’s appointment to the Voice of America and the following aspects of VOA: national radio
Oral history transcript, Boisfeuillet Jones, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ' representatives. B: These questions are kind of for the record. During these years, before 1960, were you active in politics? J: Not at all. In no way. B: You list yourself as a Democrat. J: I'm a Democrat; I was born as a Democrat. I enjoy telling my
  • that was preempted by the Bay of Pigs; the White House conference on health; how Jones came to lead Economic Opportunity Atlanta Incorporated; the Community Action Agency in Atlanta; being offered a regional OEO job; Jones' work as chair of the National Advisory
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 3 (III), 6/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • progressing chronologically and my inserting questions every now and then when it's necessary, which isn't very often. F: All right. In April of 1968 Mrs. Johnson took thirty-eight foreign correspondents from Western European countries on a Discover America
Oral history transcript, Jesse Kellam, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • by the county chairman of the Republican Party that, "We appreciate your fairness and your objectivity." On the other hand, I've had a number of Democratic leaders accuse us of leaning over backwards and the result being unfair treatment te the Democratic
Oral history transcript, Richard Spinn, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , early June. S: That was in 1928? G: Yeah. S: 1928. Well, I don't have any recollection of that. G: How about Lyndon Johnson attending the Democratic National Convention in Houston that year? Do you remember that? S: What year? G: 1928. S
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview S-XIII, 1/23/1987, by Nancy Smith (Item)
  • , that you did on his stand on the issue of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Delegation seating in 1964. I thought it was an unusual issue for you to be advising him on, and I wanted to know if you remembered anything about it. Do you remember
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 15 (XV), 11/20/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • when you did take over as postmaster. One of your first actions was an announcement that you were committed to the policy of President Kennedy's executive order recognizing the postal unions. Do you remember that? O: The assistant postmaster general
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 17 (XVII), 6/11/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Reedy -- XVII -- 3 after a convention in order to indicate an appearance of action
  • Allen Dulles' 1960 visit to the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's visit with JFK in Hyannis Port following the 1960 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's attempts to identify with farmers on the campaign trail; Congress' inability to make progress in the session
Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 3 (III), 9/27/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • they couldn't do much more than that. I pointed out that the Federal Republic of Germany might be excused for thinking that there were seventeen million Germans hostage in the German Democratic Republic, and nonetheless the West Germans sent us all kinds
Oral history transcript, Gerard C. Smith, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • that? And you Johnson as Minority Leader getting involved in I think the Democratic liberals were the opponents in that. S: Oh, I can remember Hickenlooper's role in that, but maybe I was looking at it from a different optic. M: Right. Hickenlooper
Oral history transcript, John T. Connor, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • a favorable vote, even out of his Ways and Means com­ mittee, for an early tax increase at this time. With the congressional elections of 1966 looming, his committee members, including key Democrats and probably including himself, would not favor putting
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 5 (V), 4/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • four or five years until January '69, was deputy director of the Democratic National Committee. He was deputy chairman in charge of minorities and so on. He is about fifty-five years old.He is one of the most intelligent men in the United States.I'd say
Oral history transcript, Frank Stanton, interview 2 (II), 7/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , CBS, were the biggest cable operator in North America, but not in the United States. I went to Canada because I was sure that the government here would not allow us to go into the business, and that's the way it turned out. They blocked the door as far
  • problems at the 1968 Democratic National Convention; LBJ’s actions in regard to Vietnam; Stanton’s 1965 trip to Vietnam; criticism about press coverage of Vietnam; different Presidents’ reactions to press coverage the repeal of the Communications Act
Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 4 friendly, but the Democrats were staying in line fairly well. And it seemed that there was a possibility that this could be done, but there just w eren't enough votes to quite move it and hadn't
  • [For interviews 1, 2, and 3] LBJ as a liberal-conservative; LBJ record up to 1960; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 and 1964 conventions and elections; Freeman’s personal interest in the Vice-Presidency; JFK problems in Minnesota; LBJ
Oral history transcript, Daniel Garcia, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Garcia -- I -- 13 distribute here. It was a publicity action, publicity [inaudible] from Chicago, the Democratic national headquarters somewhere up there. They sent me about three stacks of like newspapers about this high
Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • the greatest under- standing of timing this action to meet my next action over here. He knew how and what time to do these things and he could do it. But after I say all of that, I go back to tell you the basic thing that made Johnson was the fact that he
  • Biographical information; Judge Ben B. Lindsey; Harold Ickes; Alvin Wirtz; FDR; LBJ techniques; Harry Truman; tidelands; civil rights; 1960 Democratic convention; Chapman's health; national lawyer's group for Johnson-Humphrey in 1964; conservation
Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh ASHMORE -- I -- 2 which became increasingly close as the years wore on, as I was very active in Democratic politics as an editor of a Democratic newspaper. F: Did the Gazette
  • Biographical information; first meeting with LBJ; Democratic political campaigns leading to 1956 Convention; Central High School integration; 1960 Democratic Convention and Kennedy-Johnson nomination; relations with LBJ as VP; ghost writing for Lady
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 3 (III), 5/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • off the conservation pictures, which ended up serving the Discover America program very well. We were discovering America long before there was a program on it. F: Were you conscious of the dollar-drain in this? C: We became conscious of it; we
  • 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, Cartha D. (Deke) DeLoach, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • leave it up to you, but see if you can't work it out." That was quite a job. I called Mr. Johnson and went up to see him. He agreed to handle the leadership of the matter on the Democratic side and suggested that I see Walter Jenkins, his 2 LBJ
  • Commission; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; allegations of microphone on Nixon’s plane; calls made from Spiro Agnew’s plane; Anna Chennault. DeLoach’s relationship with Walter Jenkins, Marvin Watson. Jenkins’ departure from the White House staff
Oral history transcript, David K.E. Bruce, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • of the crying needs-­ and it was brought to my mind by reading yesterday in the papers what Mrs . Johnson had in mind about beautifying America--that's a large undertaking . But if one went at it in segments, for example, I'm not sure that having
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Wickenden Goldschmidt, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • - - 22 led the fight to reinstate disability insurance on the floor. It was passed, it did go into the law, and Kerr was the keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention. He started out his speech with this great achievement of the Democrats
  • and generosity; Jesse Kellam; social security disability insurance; AMA; Senator Kerr; LBJ relationship with Senator Richard Russell; LBJ as a liberal; LBJ and the Presidency; mobilization for youth; Community Action Program; legal services program; Head Start
Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • to me. I might point out that I was accompanied at that time by Senator Yarborough, a Democrat from Texas, and Senator Tower, a Republican from Texas, both of whom made very laudatory remarks about me. I was happy at the fact that I was sponsored
Oral history transcript, Toinette Bachelder, interview 1 (I), 2/11/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 "disstaff" side of the business which was a fortunate thing for me because I'm a Democrat and I felt a little better not having to get mixed up with what I call
Oral history transcript, John L. Sweeney, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 3 why, this brought us into constant contact with the Majority Leader at the time. As you will probably recall, Pat was in that wing of the Democratic party in the Senate which
Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 3 c (III), 12/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • "preventive action" before the march? V: To a slight degree. You see, the demonstration focusing on the Pentagon cut across a number of federal agencies. For instance, the Department of Interior and the Park Service--some of their land was involved
Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • in the Capitol when he was Minority and Majority Leader. It was a more important office really when he was Minority Leader, because nobody else had an office in the Capitol. none of the Democrats. They all came up there when they wanted a little snort
Oral history transcript, C. Farris Bryant, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . 1953- 54 . I was speaker of the house in one of those terms, I ran for governor in 1956 and was defeated . again in 1960 and was successful . I ran In the meantime, I had been to a couple of Democratic national conventions . I was chairman
Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • wing of the Democratic Party. It's an interview worth tracking back because Arthur Schlesinger came back from Washington, where he had been invited to call on Senator Johnson, and gave a description of that interview at dinner--there must have been
  • First impressions of LBJ; JFK and LBJ; JFK and the White House staff; LBJ as VP; LBJ on foreign aid; LBJ Berlin speech, 1961; LBJ on foreign policy pre-presidency; LBJ’s first State of the Union message; Vietnam; CIAP; Latin America; White House
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 11 (XI), 12/20/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to the foreign policies of both Democratic presidents and Eisenhower, but they did it on the grounds that they had to block the foreign policy moves that were being made by the Democratic presidents and Eisenhower until something was done about the Nationalist
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 1 (Ib), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • of influence behind him he had some natural advantages and some natural leverages that Senator Johnson didn't have. Senator Johnson took over this leadership under circumstances where the Democratic party was badly divided; under circumstances where
Oral history transcript, Horace D. Godfrey, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • he knew what it would take to get the support of the non-cotton sector, also. And you had to have something that was passable, not only workable. B: Do you recall any other examples of Senator Johnson in action in those days before '60? G
Oral history transcript, Cyrus Vance, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • of the members of the committee, particularly on the Democratic side, didn't feel that this was a partisan charge. But, as I say, because of the sensitivity of the charges at that particular point in the preelection period, it inevitably became a partisan issue
  • Sputnik; Senate Preparedness Sub-Committee; LBJ’s relationship with Symington; General James M. Gavin; Special Committee on Space and Aeronautics; missile gap investigation; 1960 Democratic National Convention and campaign; LBJ as VP; Panama Crisis