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- the motor carrier and railroad safety functions, so we decided not to press hard at that time on the car service functions. M: In general, from your point of view, was the passage of this act quick enough to be impressive to you? 0: It was the fastest
- ? nated I was invited up to Kennedy's suite. a dozen other state leaders. I arrived there and found I remember particularly David Lawrence of Pennsylvania. F: That's the mayor? W: Yes~ F: Of Pittsburgh. W: Governor. F: I just wanted
Oral history transcript, Milton P. Semer, interview 1 (I), 10/22/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
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- program starting but you're not going to be in it." Told him what it was. We selected seven cities. The press release was prepared announcing that suchand-such a program using planning grant money was going to be launched with these seven cities
Oral history transcript, Betty Furness Midgley, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb
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- prepared as the press felt that I was, for this reason: Westinghouse took LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
- at the University of Pittsburgh and later at Harvard, got this notion called the tipping theory, and it read very, very, very impressive. The only trouble with it is, it's like the theory that there is a time when if your temperature gets to be a certain amount
- and a doctor that was diagnosing their ills sort of nunc pro tunc as we say in the law, now for then. Oh, the Houston Press ran a hell of a story on it. one young doctor in a bunch of trouble. It got But we issued a statement that these people had been
- , these were sort of pressed together into one lump package and attached to it. G: I think that's probably the major thing that occurred. When I asked about your impressions of the bill and you pointed out its similarity to previous .measures which either
- ineffective, of actually holding hearings in a growing number of school districts to determine where discrimination was being practiced, and of issuing orders to withhold federal funds from some districts. This created very considerable excitement in the press
- believe in a third term, and I appointed a campaign manager named Vincent Daley, and he was campaign manager--ostensibly the campaign manager. He was the front man, and he was the one who used to hold the press conferences every day, but I used to see
- and interest relationship there. Dick, I recall, was sent out to Pittsburgh to catch Dr. 0~~ke~ between planes, and they had a very brief conversation around the idea of forming some sort of committee. Then Dick got involved in other efforts and he asked me
- a small contribution to some day and sit down and hear and read some of the comments of the people who were on the inside. You know, I've read stories about the role that Mr. Sam played in that; the role that Dave Lawrence, mayor of Pittsburgh
- information center at Ely, Minnesota. F: I was present at the press conferences. Does she show the same kind of enthusiasm for these forest lands that her mother does? c: I'd have to answer that honestly. No, I don't think so. enthusiastic about some
Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
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- ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Shriver -- I -- 20 He said, "Well, Sarge, I'd like to have a press conference today
Oral history transcript, William G. Phillips, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
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- administering the grant. He would make the pitch why it ought to be refunded, say, at the level of two million dollars. Then he would call on his public affairs director and say, "How is the press going to handle this? Are we going to get any bad press
- car going home, and I received a call from the White House. They said there was going to be a press conference on Wednesday; the President was just wondering if there were any things that affected the department that maybe we should furnish him
- of the country that I've never been to--in fact I'd never been west of Pittsburgh--(Laughter)--how do you sort it all out? How do you understand the seriousness of it given the age that you're at, the limited experience you have versus your social concerns
- on and so on. Z: Right. G: Khe Sanh was coming in for an awful lot of attention about this time, too, and there have been criticisms of that coverage. What was good or bad about the press coverage at Khe Sanh? Z: One, on the impact of Tet on public
- Impact of the Tet Offensive; dealing with Vietnam information officers; effect in Vietnam of LBJ’s 3/31 announcement; government-press relationship; LBJ’s personality
Oral history transcript, Stewart J.O. Alsop, interview 1 (I), 7/15/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
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- was accessible? A: Yes, he was always accessible. He wasn't always very informative. People around him were more informative than he was, people like George Reedy and Bobby Baker. M: You say that he got along better with the press then, and that's my
- Early acquaintance with LBJ; how LBJ related to the press as a senator; Alsop's interactions with LBJ; Alsop's support of LBJ in 1964 against Goldwater; Alsop's and Philip Graham's role in JFK's selection of LBJ as the vice-presidential nominee
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 25 (XXV), 8/7/1990, by Michael L. Gillette
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- , 1990 INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE REEDY INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Reedy's office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 G: You also described last time the circumstances of your assuming the role of press secretary. And you
- Duties of the press secretary; LBJ’s misunderstanding of the press; LBJ’s secrecy as president; press pool; travelling with LBJ; LBJ’s friendliness toward the press; Eric Goldman; resignation of Walter Jenkins.
- INTERVIEWEE: LOYD HACKLER INTERVIEWER: STEPHEN GOODELL Place: Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 G: This is an interview with Mr. Loyd Hackler, formerly the assistant press secretary of the White House staff. I'd like to ask you to provide for the tape
- Biographical information; contact with LBJ; Korea; impressions of LBJ; press relations; staff operations; LBJ and RFK; McCarthy campaign; 3/31 speech
- of that meeting? Z: Some of it. I don't remember whether I've given you this before or not, but if not, it dealt with the press in Vietnam and the coverage we were getting. Leonard was there as director of USIA, John was there as the new director
- 1965 meeting with LBJ about press coverage in Vietnam; Frank Stanton; Arthur Sylvester; LBJ and the press; Walt Rostow; different interpretations of the situation in Vietnam; Bill Moyers; government response to press criticism; qualifications
- , she did about contributing to the volume? A: She did a great deal in the way of contributions toward this volume. For one thing, her personality and her relationship with the press in general has always been so pleasant t h a t you started out
- and President Johnson; Woman's National Press Club Farwell dinner for Mrs. Johnson; parties for women's press
- INTERVIEWEE: JOSEPH LAITIN INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Mr. Laitin's home in Bethesda, Maryland Tape 1 of 1 G: Let's start with that anecdote that you were telling earlier [about] LBJ and the press. You mentioned that that was perhaps his
- An incident involving the press access to LBJ at the Ranch; Cassie Mackin; Doug Kiker; Marianne Means; Virginia "Ginny" Thrift; Walter Lippmann and Scotty Reston; Washington Whispers; comparing the number of press conferences held by LBJ
- out to Saigon in your capacity there. Z: That's right. M: The description given by your predecessor, John Mecklin, which is in some detail, describes the difficulties, credibility gap or so on that existed between the press and the.government out
- Press relations
- Assignment to Saigon; Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge acts as his own press officer; Vietnam press relations an issue at the Honolulu conference of 1964; unifying press relations functions in JUSPAO; the maximum candor policy; origin of the "Five
- : BARRY ZORTHIAN INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Mr. Zorthian's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: Mr. Zorthian, what were the state of press relations in Saigon when you arrived in 1964? Z: I will answer these questions, but let me add
- State of press relations in Saigon in 1964; coordination between various elements of the mission; generation gap and press relations; psychological operations; integration of the press relations efforts; JUSPAO; understanding of the Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan
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- you to Mr. Johnson when he was majority leader? N: I became the Senate correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in September of 1958. Previous to that, I had been with the Associated Press, and I had not been close to Johnson at all with the AP
- Career history; Novak's private meetings with LBJ; economic advisor Paul Douglas; LBJ drunk; Sam Shaffer and Newsweek; press coverage of the senate vs. the presidency; LBJ's attitude during the vice-presidency; Kennedy staff's disregard for LBJ
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 4 (IV), 8/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- of the interior, [is] about the developments over the designation of some park lands in the very final days of the administration. I think there have been some reported stories in the press about some friction that developed between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Udall over
- as a correspondent; I was not in government. One was during World War II when I was head of the United Press staff covering the whole economic phase of the war effort. Then I came back during the Korean War as the chief correspondent for an organization called
- Laitin’s career history and how he went to work in the government; how Laitin became George Reedy’s Assistant Press Secretary; meeting LBJ; Mac Kilduff; Laitin’s first press briefing; George Reedy and his departure as press secretary; Lillian Reedy
- : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 11, 1968 B: This is the interview with George E. Christian, the press secretary for Mr. Johnson. Mr. Christian, to start with, what were th.:: your appointment to this job? i rcumstances
- Career; White House personnel; press operation; transition difficulties; Vietnam negotiations; LBJ’s contemplation of not running for reelection in 1968.
- the responsibility of the government to respond to public inquiry, and I felt that the press corps that covered the Department of State at that time, in addition to being day-to-day reporters, were people who by avocation were pretty good students of foreign policy
- effort to define the city limits of Hanoi for the press; the credibility gap in the State Department as opposed to the Defense Department; coordinating statements made by the Defense Department, White House, and State Department; the importance of word
- the responsibility of the government to respond to public inquiry, and I felt that the press corps that covered the Department of State at that time, in addition to being day-to-day reporters, were people who by avocation were pretty good students of foreign policy
- McCloskey’s work in foreign service and as State Department spokesman; reporters; Vietnam; credibility gap; coordinating briefings with the White House and the Pentagon; new mission of the marines in 1965; withholding information from the press
- the primary press advance work. Actually in New York I was doing more than the press advance; I did the whole advance, even to the point of picking out the scene of the meeting and arranging all the details. I'll say this for Bill Moyers, he had a great deal
- Advancing LBJ’s meeting with the Pope; Laitin’s falling out with LBJ; Bob Fleming as Deputy Press Secretary; trip to Mexico with LBJ; Christmas trip to Rome; Colonel James Swindal; trying to be anonymous in Rome while advancing LBJ’s arrival
- , with John Kennedy. K: Before John Kennedy announced. I am sure that I was at that point influenced by that comment of Nixon's and I accepted it at face value; I'm sure I did. A group of us had dinner in the National Press Club, one of the rooms
- Nixon’s assessment of LBJ in the late 1950’s; JFK’s selection of LBJ as a running mate; LBJ’s failure to understand or relate to the press; attempts to manipulate the press; press’ attitude toward LBJ; Vice-Presidential trip to India and the Far
Oral history transcript, Gould Lincoln, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- /exhibits/show/loh/oh GOULD LINCOLN--IO P: All right. in now. I'd like to get into the area that you are very closely involved And that's press relations. In the previous interview, you spoke of Mr. Johnson during his Senate years as being "frank
- with the Kennedys; press relations; criticism of LBJ; news media contributed to LBJ’s loss of popularity; previous Presidents’ handling of the press; Supreme Court Packing Bill; JFK’s formal format; impact of television on politics, campaigning and government
- , 1969 INTERVIEWEE: LESLIE CARPENTER INTERVIEW'Eji: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: National Press Building, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2 F: Mr. Carpenter, tell us briefly about your own career, how you happen to be where you are at this time. I know you
- Press relations
- and the media; LBJ's press secretaries: Moyers, Christian
- does. I mean you and I would do it if we were in the same circumstances, though. So I don't see anything wrong with it. He'd always known how to use people in the Senate and make them do his will. He thought that the press could be persuaded to follow
- , because he was signing legislation like it was an assembly line and, as a matter of fact, he was so proud of that, that he put up a display case in the White House press room, with a hundred pens and a description of each bill that each of the pen was used
- regarding Vietnam; LBJ's efforts to keep the budget under $100 billion; LBJ's credibility gap and LBJ's claim that his grandfather fought at the Alamo; LBJ's visits to Australia; Bobby Baker; George Reedy, Bill Moyers, and George Christian as press
Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 2 (II), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
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- remember did go on TV. G: I think it was "Meet the Press" or something. B: "Meet the Press," something like that. 1 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781
- Vietnam enemy inflitration through Laos and Cambodia and pros and cons of U.S. invasion to cut supply lines; Bunker's conviction concerning censorship of the press; LBJ's 3/31/1968 decision not to seek re-election; bombing pause; U.S. plans to train
Oral history transcript, William S. White, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- Administration was concerned was certainly Viet Nam. He had also, for a variety of reasons, gotten into an increasingly difficult situation with part of the press, and particularly the eastern based press, and this is another story in 1 LBJ Presidential