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Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 5 (V), 4/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

morning. I remember the most touching conversation was with Martin Luther King Sr. And Jim Gaither, who worked for Califano, said, "Mr. King, the President wants to know what can we do for you." And this old man said, "Oh, Mr. Gaither, that's

Oral history transcript, Herbert J. Kramer, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

that they wanted. easy to do this. It was not always Nonetheless, I think that as far as was conceivably possible we maintained a reasonably open shop. Carl Rowan, among others, said that he found this the easiest to deal with and the most honest and open
House support; RFK people in OEO; Maurice Dawkins; Moyers; Califano; Gaither; OEO and Congressional sessions; Kenny Sparks; decreased appropriations; credibility gap; OEO critics; quality of OEO personnel; Sandy Kravetze; Adam Yarmolinsky; appraisal

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 3 (III), 1/17/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: JAMES GAITHER (TAPE # 4) INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE DATE: P: More on LBJ Library oral histories
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Gaither, James C., 1937
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 3 (III), 1/17/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
James C. Gaither

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 32 (XXXII), 7/12/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

basically took people that I thought would be involved in the program or, I mean, I guess it was a combination of two things. It was both people that, like [Harry] McPherson, I'm sure I took on the trips, [Douglass] Cater, Jim Gaither. Maybe, I don't know

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: JAMES GAITHER (TAPE ) INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE DATE: P: More on LBJ Library oral histories
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Gaither, James C., 1937
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
James C. Gaither

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 2 (II), 1/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INI'ERVIEWEE: JAMES GAITHER (TAPE # 3) INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE DATE: P: More on LBJ Library oral
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Gaither, James C., 1937
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 2 (II), 1/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
James C. Gaither

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: JAMES GAITHER (TAPE # 5) INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ DATE: More on LBJ Library oral histories
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Gaither, James C., 1937
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
James C. Gaither

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 7 (VII), 6/17/1970, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that put the Secretary of Labor and the President at cross-purposes and took a great deal of healing to keep it from becoming public. C: The Labor Department--well, I have to go back a little bit. F: Yes. You and Jim Gaither and a couple of people from

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

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXXV -- 10 was timed for that. When the President made some changes in his statement at the last minute--I notice Jim Gaither's here on my calendar--when

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

INTERVIEWEE: JAMES C. GAITHER INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Mr. Gaither's office, San Francisco, California Tape 1 of 2 MG: I want to begin by asking you what was President Johnson's conception of what the War on Poverty should be? JG: Well, I'm
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Gaither, James C., 1937
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 5 (V), 5/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
James C. Gaither

Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 2 (II), 3/2/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Wilbur Cohen -- II -- 20 of these men were intelligent and able men that I dealt with, and their assistants--Jim Gaither

Oral history transcript, William Friday, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1987, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

there was a fairly steady stream of invitations either from you to people in the administration--Califano, Moyers, Gaither, the President himself--to attend academic or education-type meetings-- F: Yes. T: --and then invitations to you to come and-- F: Well, I

Oral history transcript, Charles J. Zwick, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

strong feeling produced two people on Califano's staff, Jim Gaither and Fred Bohen, who were much interested in this, Jim Duesenberry from the council staff and myself. We worked hard and came up with a program which HUD felt was just not feasible

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

added Jim Gaither, who was a lawyer at the Justice Department and who was brought to our attention by 4 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 4 (IV), 6/12/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

found out [Joseph] Califano was on duty and [James C.J Gaither was on duty at the White House, so--in fact, I never did leave this house. I got Rod down there, Rod Leonard, who was by then administrator of· Agriculture Marketing Service I guess--he's

Oral history transcript, H. Ralph Taylor, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

with the departmental view of most of the issues. But anyway, we finally went in. We ended up primarily with Jim Gaither, who was helpful except on the OEO thing. He was quite pro OEO on a separate issue which I will mention in connection with both coordination

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 2 (II), 5/27/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Gaither, who was the first person I hired, after working with John Douglas on a lot of price problems. John Douglas was then the assistant attorney general and Gaither was his special assistant. I tried to get Gaither. The first time I tried I failed

Oral history transcript, Stanley Ruttenberg, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Gaither. good close personal working relationship with both. I had a I had far more contact with Jim Gaither than I did with Califano, but I did work closely with Califano, as well as Gaither, on many issues. I found them to be quite stimulating

Oral history transcript, Philip Lee, interview 1 (I), 1/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 2 (II), 3/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

office on March 31 the two people who were working around the clock literally to put this material together John Robson--and I hope that when somebody interviews him, they raise this point--and Jim Gaither of our staff, were both in there working to meet

Oral history transcript, Darrell Royal, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Parseghian, the Catholic, and I needed my good black friend, Jake Gaither, from Florida A&M. Old Jake Gaither stood there, big old tears rolling down his cheeks. I never will forget that. And he still talks about it when I run into him. That was one

Oral history transcript, William Gorham, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

or 1967. And there was great enthusiasm on the part of [James] Gaither and Califano to put this through as the capstone of the President's education program. This was the way that it was presented to LBJ; that this would be the only thing that hasn't been

Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

assistants, Jr. [James] Gaither, I would, yes. But you know, these reflections are very, very difficult for me to really detail and sustain. as such. These are impressions, and I have to represent them The staff work of Gaither and Califano doesn't begin

Oral history transcript, Lewis Mayhew, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Mayhew -- I -- 23 Joseph Califano and James Gaither at the White House both liked the idea very much and presented it to Lyndon Johnson, and--with the idea

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 2 (II), 6/12/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

interviewed him. T: Joe Califai.10 on the I·i'bite House staff, and Jim Gaither who was his assistant, started ~ee~i~g relative to a reorganization of the Labor Department, particularly relating to the Manpm"er Development Program. The reorganization had

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 12 (XII), 12/21/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the big struggles was to get hold of a copy of the Gaither Report, and the administration refused to give it to the corrmittee. R: I only have a dim recollection of that, because the Gaither Report was like so many of those reports in those years

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

formed the basis for publications of political organizations. We used to review almost anything in the domestic area that came out of the Democratic [National] Committee, or anywhere else. For a brief period of time Jim Gaither went off the payroll

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 51 (LI), 8/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

going to be instituted against any states. [Inaudible, reading to himself] This looks to me like J.G. here, Jim Gaither. It looks to me like this was recast into one memo, and I must have sent a memo to the President or Cater did-G: Okay. I'll check. C

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 4 (IV), 8/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with the cabinet officers and the programs the cabinet officers had for the poor. That stuff was all cleared in my office. Jim Gaither, for a period of a couple weeks, did nothing but clear statements by cabinet officers and what have you, trying to put a program

Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

House was trying to pull the reins in on this task force operation? C: No. Oh no. Oh no. K: Okay. In his oral history at the LBJ Library, James Gaither tells about one little incident you might have had a role in. He said it took place in January

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 8 (VIII), 11/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

combination. G: Do you recall the Preparedness Committee's interest in getting the Gaither Report from the White House? M: Yes, I just remember that; I don't recall anything more about it. They certainly used it, Johnson used it, as a club to beat up

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of preparing the administration's legislative program and working with him--he's a Special Assistant--and his right-hand man is the Deputy Special Counsel Larry Levinson. Matt Nimetz and Jim Gaither, and formerly Fred Bowen, worked very closely with them

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 25 (XXV), 3/17/1988, 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 Califano -- XXV -- 5 Levinson, [James] Gaither, what have you, thinking we were off

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 10 (X), 2/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that the custom was from the time of the proclamation to the time of interment. B: Who was handling this in the White House? W: It was very difficult to pinpoint exactly who was handling it. Several people were in on it. Jim Gaither and Matt Nimetz at least

Oral history transcript, John L. Monahan, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

more or less worked for Mr. Califano? Larry Levinson, Jim Gaither, Matt Nimetz? M: Pretty much so. But they would break it down into sections where you might not see them. You would see the man that had their results, which in most cases, nine out

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 21 (XXI), 2/22/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXI -- 16 gradually. I first brought Larry Levinson and he was there several months before I brought [James] Gaither and [Matthew] Nimitz and Fred Bohen

Oral history transcript, Clark Kerr, interview 1 (I), 8/12/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Kerr -- I -~ 27 institutional aid grants found a very strong ally in Joseph Califano and James Gaither. In fact, Califano presented

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of communications Primarily in recent years it has been boiled down to Joe Califano, and then to Jim Gaither on Califano's staff. the people that we dealt with, most often, Those were on day-to-day matters. But there was a good flow of communications

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 5 (V), 11/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

capable of doing and did do. So we all began to think about what we were going to do. Jim Gaither, who was in our little group, really was torn by either going back to practice law in California, or maybe staying around and working up on the Hill

Oral history transcript, William S. Livingston, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

you didn't submit names directly to the White House? L: Yes, I did occasionally. Not to the President, but to Joe Califano, for example, or Larry Temple, or Jim Gaither, all of whom played some varying roles in the development of the School and who

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