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Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 12 (XII), 7/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. home rule discharge petition. It wasn't that we were pressing Kay Graham to accomplish the impossible. On the Democratic side, we had been working arduously. Perhaps there was another area for these Republicans. They might respond or react

Oral history transcript, William Proxmire, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Proxmire -- I -- 2 Republican. Wisconsin Democrats hadn't elected a senator since 1932 and we hadn't elected a governor in thirty elections, since 1896 except in 1932. The year after I

Oral history transcript, Will Wilson, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

about that. F: As you come down to 1960, there's a question, of course, of who's going to be the Democratic nominee. 160 I kno\'J you went in the summer of before the Convention to a--I don't know whether you went to a meeti ng of the state attorney
Meeting LBJ in 1948; the 1960 Democratic convention at Los Angeles; the 1960 campaign; the Texas Senate campaign; the Texas gubernatorial race in 1960 and 1962; Billie Sol Estes and the Agriculture Department; Wilson shifts to the Republican Party

Oral history transcript, Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1967, by Mary Walton Livingston (Item)

primary through the court action--but it was still. saddled with the poll tax and the difficulty wi th registration. But mainly it was the poll tax we were fighting against, to get away from this tax on the vote because the vote in the South since

Oral history transcript, John McCully, interview 1 (I), 10/26/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, such as in the 1948 campaign when the state federation endorsed Coke [Stevenson], at which time, of course, I did not work for labor, I was a newspaperman. There were times in Democratic Party politics when labor and Johnson were not in agreement on state convention

Oral history transcript, Zbigniew Brzezinski, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

on the Vietnamese issue, made it impossible for him to adopt a course of action on the Middle East which ran the risk either of alienating support that � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

Oral history transcript, Katherine Graham Peden, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. In the late fifties, he came with Mrs. Johnson to a CBS affiliates reception in New York one night. was the Hotel Pi erre or the ~~a 1dorf, I don't recall whether if but I, of course, through a Democratic family, knew the Senator. F: In these sort
Biographical information; Business and Professional Women's Clubs; Sarah Hughes; Commission on Civil Disorders; Detroit riots; Kerner Commission Report; 1964 Democratic National Convention and campaign; Peden's Senate race; Doers Luncheon; Eartha

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

, there was a great outpouring, both at the time and when he returned in January, of affection and of comradeship for him. I just sort of breathed a sigh of relief because I thought he was good for the Democratic leadership for goodly more span of time, that he would
; the likelihood that LBJ would go to the Democratic National Convention as Texas' favorite son in 1956; political allies from around Texas meeting at the Ranch; Mrs. Johnson's 1964 letter to LBJ regarding his future as president; Austin Mayor Tom Miller's

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 3 (III), 5/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Democratic Party dinner in New York. He came right from the airport to the dinner and delivered a rather flowery tribute to the President. That sort of stilled things for a while. But it wouldn't stay down, and I think the President r s response

Oral history transcript, Henry H. Fowler, interview 2 (II), 4/22/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

friends. I had been a supporter and an admirer of Senator Johnson and well acquainted with him in both his role as Majority Leader and as a leading Democrat and as a member of the Virginia delegation in the convention. We had supported Senator Johnson
of Ten; International Monetary Fund; 1968 Action Program Advisory Commission on International Monetary Arrangements; Joint Economic Committee; Special Drawing Rights; 1967 pound devaluation; gold crisis; 2-tier gold system; gold pool.

Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Not at that time. I don't think I'm getting ahead of myself here, but there was a--I'm sure we will talk about this a little later--very warm and close feeling between the leaders of the Congress, or the Democratic leaders of the Congress and President Eisenhower

Oral history transcript, Helen and Seth W. Dorbandt, interview 1 (I), 11/23/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

was the chairman of the [State Democratic] Executive Committee. G: Now, let me understand, you had already voted? HD: I had already voted for Johnson against my own better wishes. G: Were you told that you had to do this, were you told this was an instructed
Mrs. Dorbandt’s vote in the 1948 Democratic Executive Committee meeting that certified LBJ as the senatorial nominee; bringing Charlie Gibson in to break the tie in the 1948 Senate Executive Committee meeting.

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 41 (XLI), 1/18/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that it would make sense to suspend the tax credit except Fowler. He felt strongly that [as] he'd testified a couple of years before when Johnson had introduced the investment tax credit, that this would be a permanent part of America's financial structure

Oral history transcript, John G. Feild, interview 1 (I), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was the first Democratic governor to endorse John Kennedy, which was a later very fortunate political benefit to the state, and Phil Hart loaned me, physically loaned me, to work in the Kennedy campaign, which I did for a period following and even up to, prior
; affirmative action; Jerry Holleman; John Hope Franklin; Gwendolyn Tice; Percy Williams; Jerry Bruno; staffing and funding the commission; Bobby Troutman and the conflict between LBJ and RFK; Richard Russell; the Lockheed plant in Marietta, Georgia; Plan

Oral history transcript, Peter R. Rosenblatt, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

with State and Defense where all the big action was for the office, because I didn't have the background. 3 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ
; Robert Komer's nickname "Blow Torch" and Komer's personality; a Tet party Rosenblatt hosted in Saigon; Rosenblatt's frustration with the Democratic Party at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and afterward; Rosenblatt's work under Bill Leonhart after

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 4 (IV), 1/22/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Sometimes tension can arise when the public members want to call for action; want to throw down the gauntlet to the Senate, other things that would make very nice sense if they would work, but which the government members know will not work. Then you have

Oral history transcript, Ruth Prokop, interview 1 (I), 12/4/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

this represented the mood around Washington. There were some notable exceptions, but it was very widespread. After hearing all of the comments and jokes, perhaps I read a lot into his actions. Maybe he was always demanding, but he seemed to be more demanding

Oral history transcript, Eugene B. Germany, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

of Htghl~nd Park and served eight years~ I had never had any poli- tical responsibility except that .. During that time I went on the delegation to Beaumont and Port Arthur for the State Democratic Convention. that.. I had no dream of any pol iUcal
; preferred him as Majority Leader; JFK bought and rigged Democratic Convention in L.A.; LBJ as VP to help JFK in Texas and the South; LBJ always loyal to Texas and the U.S.; LBJ’s popularity sharply declined from 1964-1968 but Germany found him best U.S

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 23 (XXIII), 9/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

one time because he knew we were good friends of Senator [Earle] Clements. This was years later, and I think that was the extent of his attempt to control our actions. So then Stevenson's lead began to be chewed away at. Twenty-five more counties 21
against the certification of LBJ as the Democratic nominee for Senate; Davidson's relationship with Mrs. Johnson's father, T. J. Taylor; irregularities in voting results throughout Texas; Judge Davidson signing the injunction enjoining the Texas secretary

Oral history transcript, Don Hummel, interview 2 (II), 1/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

all of these factors. I feel strongly about this, as this is a threat to good, responsible, democratic action. Decisions are being made in the Bureau of the Budget with no practical way to call them to account. F: I have wondered whether

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of Congress to retrocede that property to the State of New Mexico; then for the State of New Mexico to accept it via statutory action; and to create a new class of county which only de- scribed Los Alamos, and a county that was contiguous in its boundaries

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 35 (XXXV), 9/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

season matter? C: I think that made us want to deal with it and the fact that it really did hurt, if you will, thinking, writing America. It was a bigger thing to the readers of the New York Times and the newspapers than it was to the average guy

Oral history transcript, Dr. Ralph K. Huitt, interview 2 (II), 10/5/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, perhaps in the constituency, between them and HEW officials. Usually, nothing very much was changed, but some action took place. F: It blunted their . . . H: That's right. Or if their constituents came to town, we would make arrangements for them

Oral history transcript, James C. Wright, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that, of course, in 1952, he would have had no future in the Democratic party. Lyndon was smart enough to know that. He also, I think, was loyal enough to support the party which had been his benefactor and in whose name he had run for office. F: Yes. Did you

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 3 (III), 6/9/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that year. Eisenhower called for [Robert] Taft, who was the Republican [Senate] leader at the time, and Lyndon was minority leader, Democrat. they went in for a conference. And so Well, this hasn't been told yet, but I heard directly from Lyndon

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with him ever since the beginning, because he lived among various minorities, particularly those of Latin American extraction. I think he felt very strongly that there was nobody, for instance, who shouldn't have an education, any boy or girl in America
Meeting LBJ in the 1930’s; whether or not LBJ’s personality changed over the years; confrontations between Texas liberals and conservatives with LBJ cought in the middle; Paul Butler’s attempts to gain power and to make the Democratic party more

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 4 (IV), 6/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on a trip. I believe I remember they went to South America. I was supposed to have a vacation, but I didn't get it. I went to work in Washington. We stayed there through Christmas; I don't remember coming back to Austin. And of course, December 7 came

Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Dulles was a very controversial fellow, but underneath they thought he was an awfully smart fellow. Many Democrats used to say to me, "Well, if we've got to have the Republicans in, very few Russians get up early enough in the morning to be able
; weakness of the United Nations; State Department’s reputation of representing foreigners rather than America.

Oral history transcript, Stewart L. Udall, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, which included all of Arizona except the one county around Phoenix. So I had one of the largest congressional districts in the country in area. And-- F: The country had gone Republican in '52. Here you're coming out as a Democrat in '54. What induced
Biographical information; Rayburn; JFK; 1960 Democratic campaign; LBJ’s vice presidency; Lady Bird; Interior; Job Corps; RFK and LBJ

Oral history transcript, Leon Keyserling, interview 1 (I), 1/9/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

a real economic analysis of it--and this should have been the essential theme of the economic report because poverty in America, the private poverty or thirty odd million people, the depravation of another thirty million people, means short falls

Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

: Was this for action in the Pacific? P: For action in the Pacific, right, around Kelpart Island, which is just south of Korea, where we went into a harbor one night and sank a munitions ship that was at anchor. M: Did you have to go through nets and mine fields

Oral history transcript, Mary D. Keyserling, interview 1 (I), 10/22/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

. This was We were moving into a period- -let me put it this way-- moving into a period of commitment to equality of opportunity for people. It seems to me it has been a period of more intensified democratic commitment than any that preceded it. Now, I know

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Helms, interview 1 (I), 4/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, whether by telephone or personally or through his assistants, and that the world around him was the world of action and of motion. Attempting to stop that action and motion to get him to listen with great precision to a long disquisition on some subtlety

Oral history transcript, Ruth Prokop, interview 2 (II), 2/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Prokop -- II -- 5 the demands of the White House grew. When he was Vice President, two or three times a year his staff would go out to his house for some social event. You could see him in action or you could talk with him

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 3 (III), 7/2/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it as a union-busting bill. All the nomenclature and cliches of labor's history were dumped on that bill, and Johnson did not agree with them. What did disturb him to an extent was voting to override a Democratic president's veto. That was very uncharacteristic

Oral history transcript, Walter C. Hornaday, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

indicated that he did. Every If he didn't \'Jant to go up, why did he quit Congress, and why did he run for the Senate? \'Jhy did he get himself elected Senate Democratic leader? And I think the reason he hesitated so long to announce it-Sam Rayburn got

Oral history transcript, Edwin W. Pauley, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

know you're interested in getting to the subject matter of Lyndon Johnson. I became quite active in Democratic politics. This was occasioned because there was a legislative bill which was put up, passed the legislature--put up as a referendum

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the Holiday magazine awards for a "More Beautiful America." I was more particularly pleased because Mrs. Johnson was one of the several other recipients, and it was nice to be included along with her. Mc Did you work any with her on beautification? C

Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that would give a Democratic candidate appeal. I strongly sensed that he was aware even then that he was in an underdog position with reference to Kennedy. But that was my first close contact with him and I saw very little of President Johnson again until

Oral history transcript, Vide G. (Mrs. E.L.) Bartlett, interview 2 (II), 5/22/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Bartlett -- II -- 10 had informed Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Senate Democratic leader, t h a t tile Hawaii bill should be called up for Senate consideration immediately following the Alaska bill. If not, he said, a move will be made to udd

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