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Oral history transcript, Carl T. Curtis, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Curtis -- I -- 3 G: The Democrats had taken over the majority by one or two votes, I believe it was, a very

Oral history transcript, Frank Church, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

mTERVIB~EE: FRANK CHURCH INTERVIEWER: PAIGE E. MULHOLLAN PLACE: Senator Church's office, OS08 405, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 M: Let's begin simply by identifying you, sir. You're Frank Church, senator, Democratic senator from Idaho. You came

Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 4 (IV), 2/7/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Inspection at the OEO. It was run by Edgar May. His mandate included everything that we did, so he was out evaluating Community Action and Job Corps and Head Start and everything, and he did--or his evaluators did--make many studies or evaluations of Job
teaching experience in Cotulla, Texas; Head Start Director Dr. Julius Richmond and early Head Start office facilities; why Congress could support programs like Head Start but not Community Action; giving leadership roles to intended program participants

Oral history transcript, Fred Schmidt, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the auspices of the Americans for Democratic Action, of which I was a member and which George Lambert then was heading. I'm rambling on your question because I can't think of any specifics. I've had dealings with Rayburn, but not in those years in any
Contact with LBJ in the 1940s; Democratic Advisory Council; Rayburn's role; Ralph Yarborough; 1956 state and national Democratic conventions and labor; CIO and Texas politics; Frankie Randolph; Texas Observer; committeeman/committeewoman controversy

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 13 (XIII), 9/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Frontier-Great Society period that what was needed was dramatic and drastic action in these areas. It fitted perfectly into our concept of the federal role. G: One of the controversial aspects of this bill was the discretionary authority given
14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act; combining 14(b) with a farm bill so that urban and rural Democrats would support each other; Orville Freeman's involvement in lobbying for the farm bill; the Appalachian Regional Development Act and the Public Works

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 12 (XII), 4/25/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to kind of stay in the middle and keep both sides together. G: Russell gave an interview I think to U.S. News and declined to say whether he would support the Democratic ticket or would refuse to head a 5 LBJ Presidential Library http
Observations from 1952-1953; the Smithwick suicide; LBJ’s membership on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; Texas backing of Eisenhower for president; the Bricker Amendment; LBJ and the White House liaison staff; LBJ and the Democratic National

Oral history transcript, Sol M. Linowitz, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that it was possible to have a greater impact on a national committee of that sort than in our own small vineyard putting up signs and carrying banners. F: Are you a Democrat by political persuasion, are you apolitical or-- L: No, I am a Democrat. I've been
for the Performing Arts; relationship with the Kennedys; Bill Moyers; Tommy Thompson; Lincoln Gordon; the Dominican Republic crisis; Castro and Cuba; Free Trade Association meets in Montevideo; Central America foreign ministers meet in San José; Fernando Eleta

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 4 (IV), 3/8/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

crises at the same time like the Middle East and Viet Nam. Was that a distinct distraction from government action? R: That's just not true. Viet Nam was never such a problem as to cause us to neglect other areas.There were times when for weeks on end

Oral history transcript, Margaret (Mrs. Jack) Carter, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

in the New Deal politics was a good way to do that. My husband became discouraged when Allan Shivers took the Democratic machinery into a Republican presidential campaign, but I haven't become discouraged yet. (Laughter) M: Did you campaign for Roosevelt
Background in politics and participating in the New Deal; Democratic party state machinery in Texas; 1956 Democrat Party convention; role of Texas Democrats in national conventions and elections

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. So I wanted to go very slow on that one. Likewise, I was also mindful that with an election coming up also in 1966--Congressional elections--that it was entirely possible that the Democrats would lose some seats and therefore I would be locked off

Oral history transcript, John Harllee, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

anything necessary to do. Our actions, as I've already remarked, are such that we have not incurred oppowition from any Republican leaders, nor from any Democratic leaders, since the one congressman who was defeated in 1964. The Republican commissioners

Oral history transcript, Hyman Bookbinder, interview 3 (III), 6/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

mean it was almost automatic that there would be a Community Action department, there would be a Job Corps division. There would be something that would handle education, congressional relations, et cetera. I don't recall at this moment any major

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

was one of the founders of ADA. Americans for Democratic Action basically was a group of people in the United States who felt that the communists were trying to take over the liberal movement, and they fought them. effect. They fought for the soul
of Americans for Democratic Action; the Democratic Farm-Labor Party; the Sino-Soviet bloc; Humphrey's good relationship with JFK; Ed Lansdale; Humphrey's relationship with LBJ; the Diem assassination; Humphrey's trips as VP to Vietnam, India and other places

Oral history transcript, Samuel Yorty, interview 1 (I), 2/7/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that in the interest of the Democratic Party that he should accept it, and he just wanted us to know that before it was announced to the public. F: He wasn't really asking for a vote to go ahead or not to go ahead, but just really informational? Y: At that point he

Oral history transcript, James Farmer, interview 2 (II), 7/20/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

write to the President or send a wire. I no longer got the personal response, which I'd received before. M: It was that action right there that did it! F: Yes. From that point on, I received a form letter from an assistant to the assistant. M
LBJ asking for a moratorium on demonstrations; John Lewis and Farmer against moratorium; antagonism toward Farmer; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Selma March; Community Relations Division of Justice Department; CORE’s resolution regarding

Oral history transcript, W. Averell Harriman, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with him during the '50s, during the period he was majority leader. I took a good deal of interest in the Democratic party because I was a member of the Advisory Council to the National Committee. The two leaders in the Senate and the House, both

Oral history transcript, Aaron E. Henry, interview 1 (I), 9/12/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that we did not retaliate with violence; that this would weaken our cause, this would weaken the support that all America was willing to give to what we were striving for. But they never said that blacks having to sit in separate waiting rooms or on backs
of 1964; Voting Rights Act of 1965; work on minimum wage; the Neshoba County deaths; Council of Federated Organizations movement; FBI opens new office in Mississippi; RFK, Hoover and LBJ told FBI to get on the job in Mississippi; Freedom Democratic Party

Oral history transcript, Omar Burleson, interview 1 (I), 10/3/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

as a Congressman? B: Well, not especially at that time . Of course, he had plans of running for the Senate and was spending quite a bit of time in shaping up future actions . As a matter of fact, I had felt back from early days--and I suppose that maybe I

Oral history transcript, Howard Bertsch, interview 1 (I), 10/21/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

. They try to pick some Republicans who are pretty liberal- it's largely Democrats . Guess it's pretty hard to find liberal Republicans . Each year they pick out a couple--they picked [Sen . Thomas] Kuchel and [Sen. George] Aiken, and they also try to pick

Oral history transcript, William F. Knowland, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that the Americans for Democratic Action hopped on both you and Senator Johnson for not pushing the select committee to give its verdict before November, and said that you were deliberately trying to delay until after the election. Do you go along with that charge
Knowland’s career before entering the Senate in the 1940’s, his Senate career in relation to that of LBJ, his relationship with Senator Tom Connally, the relationship between Democrats and Republicans, Eisenhower’s election and his view

Oral history transcript, Everett McKinley Dirksen, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1968, by William S. White (Item)

days, there was such an outpouring of Democrats. At one time that we were reduced to a handful. There weren't many Republicans for awhile. At one point we had only ninety-seven Republicans out of four hundred and thirty-five members in the House. W
Recollection and historical analysis of LBJ's House and Senate days; working relationship between LBJ, as Senate Democratic leader and Dirksen as Senate Republican leader; concept of support of Commander-in-Chief (when LBJ was President, in relation

Oral history transcript, Birch Bayh, interview 1 (I), 2/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh February 12, 1969 M: Let's begin by identifying you, sir. You are Senator Birch Bayh, Democrat from Indiana, and you've been in the United States Senate since 1963 and up to date. Is that correct? B: That's correct. M

Oral history transcript, Edward J. Brenner, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

in Wisconsin, I think, an independent voter and a registered Republican, and in Louisiana I was a registered Democrat, and in New Jersey I was a registered Republican, and I was really pretty much middle-of-the-road, and, to a large extent, it depended upon how

Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that the leadership in Congress did not represent the viewpoint of the majority of the rank and file of the Democrat Party. Whether they were right or wrong about this . This does remind me of something I might put in here. In the Americans for Democratic Action I
[For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority

Oral history transcript, John G. Tower, interview 2 (II), 9/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

overwhelmed legislatively by the Democrats most of the time. Of course I think that Kennedy could have been considered pretty much of an anathema to Republicans and there was very little communication between the White House and the Republican members

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 3 (III), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

2 that many of the members of Congress who were criticizing Johnson for would have been afraid to move had it not been for Presidential sponsorship. I think almost all the promises of the Democratic conventions--liberal projects that had been

Oral history transcript, Paul H. Douglas and Emily Taft Douglas, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

father? D: He operated through control of the committees, and through the control of the Democratic Policy Committee, he controlled what bills should be brought up for action and how. These committees were controlled by conservative Southerners. Has

Oral history transcript, A. Phillip Randolph, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: I don't remember specifically either. R: No, I don't remember. But when President Johnson ran, you know, for election-- B: In 1964? R: In 1964, he was the first President I had ever spoken for, that I was supporting, that is,a Democrat

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of all, tell us just a little bit about what brought you from Indiana and DePauw University, and so forth, right on into a life in Washington. B: Mr. Frantz, back in 1958 the Democratic party in Indiana faced a peculiar circumstance. As in many big

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 15 (XV), 8/30/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: No, it didn't involve them much. It didn't involve them as far as only on caring whether it passed or didn't pass. G: Really? J: But you asked about the forces. The people supporting the bill had largely Republican support and moderate Democrats

Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Assistance Division in the Community Action Program of OEO. Mr. Tolmach, I know a little bit about your background, I know that you were in Labor and you were a newspaperman at one time, but I don't know enough. I think for the purposes of this tape it would

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 3 (III), 12/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. In 1958 you had a big Democratic majority elected in the Senate. How did that change the politics within the Senate? C: In 1958 there would have been a tremendous influx--I remember 1958. There would have been a tremendous influx of new Democrats
of a Democratic majority in the Senate in 1958 and how that changed the character of the Senate; LBJ's relationships with Bill Knowland and Everett Dirksen; LBJ's reputation in the Senate; the Senate majority leader's power; Senate Rule Twenty-Two allowing

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

on agricultural programs? B: Well, in more recent years, with the development of planning, programming, and budgeting; in this department the Secretary established six task forces, two of which I am chairman, one on Resources and Action, and one on Communities

Oral history transcript, Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, interview 2 (II), 10/10/83, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as well as the-- H: I was there during all the time that it was fun. G: Did the Community Action Program work with the Ford Foundation in getting started? H: We didn't really work with the Ford Foundation at all. During the period when the act
Connections between Community Action Programs (CAP) and the Ford Foundation; guidelines for awarding Community Action Programs grants, including the requirement that programs be in impoverished areas; efforts to disperse grants fairly and broadly

Oral history transcript, Norman M. Clapp, interview 1 (I), 12/6/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 C: Yes. B: And into active Democratic politics? C: Well, not immediately into Democratic politics. Republican. My family had been My father had been

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 5 (V), 5/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

immediately after Johnson left office. standable. It's under- There's just no constituency there. Community Action, which is the subject of the memo, was probably the most troublesome, because it was a broad umbrella under which communities could try almost
LBJ; War on Poverty; Title I; Community Action; OEO; Model Cities; Head Start; food assistance; administration of programs; VISTA

Oral history transcript, Anna Rosenberg Hoffman, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to me about it. If I would bring to his attention something on which the President would like action, he would go all out and talk about President Roosevelt. I think this was one of his great prides even after he was president. When I told him

Oral history transcript, Louis Martin, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

was named vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2 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

Oral history transcript, Crawford Martin, interview 1 (I), 5/4/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

and was elected on the Democratic ticket, of course. I served from January 1949 until January 1963, at which time I was appointed secretary of state by the new governor, John Connally. I was his top appointee during the time that he was gover- nor--well
Biographical information; meeting LBJ through National Youth Administration; LBJ’s 1938 campaign for Senate and decision not to contest the loss; details of 1948 Texas Democratic Convention Executive Committee’s certification of LBJ over Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 26 (XXVI), 8/26/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

how strongly the President reacted to Salt Lake but I have to assume he reacted negatively. And the President, being a solid Democrat in the final analysis, did restate his staunch support for Humphrey. That was in the climactic days in Texas
; the Humphreys thanking the O'Briens for their service; LBJ's and JFK's negligence in party leadership; O'Brien's missed opportunities to connect the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and White House more closely; the historical relationship between

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