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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 34 (XXXIV), 9/19/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

union, [the] International Association of Machinists. Any insights on the appointment of that emergency board with Wayne Morse, [David] Ginsburg, and Dick Neustadt? C: Yes. At some point in April 1966, we decided that we would set up an emergency board

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 61 (LXI), 1/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, that they're trying to dump the monkey on his back. [Senator Wayne] Morse opposed that, and some of the smaller union strikes began to get settled, I notice, as this period was continuing. We got the Senate to reject the House proposal that the President

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

on the street. And that was the hardest substantive problem we had in terms of dealing with the Congress. We did--we had the Senate because the President put Wayne Morse on a-- G: Emergency board? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 36 (XXXVI), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, with [Clark] Clifford and [Nicholas] Katzenbach and Wirtz, David Ginsburg, [John?] Douglas, and the President in and out. And it was here that we talked about the issue of supporting [Wayne] Morse's resolution to break the strike. Clifford saying that you need

Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

they weren't joining in an effort to resolve a labor dispute. We were dealing with a union attempt to alter a government policy. This was more difficult. The President appointed Wayne Morse, a senator and a friend. I had known him for years. He had been
increase; LBJ's creation of a board comprised of Wayne Morse, Richard Neustadt and Ginsburg to advise him on the issue of an impending airline strike; working as a member of the Board with the primary goal of maintaining the 3.2 per cent guidelines

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 9 (IX), 9/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1987 INTERVIEWEE: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR. INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Califano's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 G: Yes. You were talking about the involvement of Wayne Morse. C: The President called him or told me

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 2 (II), 2/14/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] 7 of wonns so everybody could look at it, then stuff just poured in on him. F: I want to talk a little bit, as you feel able, about Johnson's relationship with Wayne Morse, because

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 60 (LX), 1/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to give collective bargaining one more chance and find a way to do it. And then [Wayne] Morse made it clear to me that he was unalterably opposed to collective bargaining. G: Why was Morse opposed? C: Well, Morse would rather have had them legislate

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 8 (VIII), 9/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of being for labor or management, with Connor sort of indicating well, if they're pressed, you're going to have to let them raise their prices and what have you, that we would have to bring somebody else in. It was not, I'm sure--I didn't know Wayne Morse

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

, during the mid-1950s he had a very narrow majority, one or two votes. C: Had the Wayne Morse situation and so on. G: Frank C: Lausche. Yes. But I'm not sure--then again, I'm going backwards. I'm not so sure anybody really wanted a working majority
a minority to filibuster legislation or a nomination supported by the majority and LBJ's interpretation of the rule; military bases in the South; Cronin's view of Wayne Morse; Claire Booth Luce's and Lewis Strauss' nominations; working with Margaret Chase

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

of this, that he was going to be attacked just daily. And indeed, within the Senate there was [Wayne] Morse and later [William] Proxmire and people like that who began to attack him for being too much of an authoritarian ruler. That was enough, I guess, at some

Oral history transcript, Thomas H. Kuchel, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: I have no recollection. G: Anything on the Hells Canyon legislation? K: Only that Wayne Morse, who was a brilliant person, highly volatile and a real loner, took over the opposition to the construction of the dam on Hells Canyon. Lyndon treated
election; Wayne Morse; the Lewis Strauss nomination; the McCarthy censure and the Watkins committee; LBJ’s relationship with Richard Nixon; relationship between Republicans and Democrats in Senate; civil rights legislation; statehood for Hawaii and Alaska

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 7 (VII), 4/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

strike I just frankly was not involved with. G: Wayne Morse I think was the senator. C: Wayne Morse who was on our committee was the main guy who was involved in that. And I think Senator Hill had turned that over pretty much to Wayne Morse

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 6 (VI), 2/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

legislation passed more easily; the passage of the Medicare bill; Wilbur Mills' involvement in 1963 legislation; Wayne Morse; extension of the temporary feed grain program; John Gronouski replacing Edward Day as U.S. postmaster general; how Henry Cabot Lodge

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

, but keep me out of it." I'm with you all the Just sort of that view, and of course some senators, like Wayne Morse, had been critical of the [Leader]. He was critical of everybody, and he was critical of the Leader from time to time. And there were
Rights Bill; impressions of Wayne Morse; LBJ's sources of power; counting votes; LBJ and Eisenhower; Alaska-Hawaii statehood; Harris-Fulbright natural gas bill; views on support of education; issue of regulation of electronic media; unemployment

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 3 (III), 9/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

importance, the staff did it. G: How long would the meetings generally last? J: A couple of hours, from, say, ten till twelve. G: I think you were going to talk about Wayne Morse and your recollections of him leaving the Republican Party. J: Oh yes, I
More detailed recollections of the majority leadership; the Policy Committee; Wayne Morse; Robert Taft; nature of bipartisanship under Eisenhower Administration; William Knowland and Hawaii and Alaska statehood

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the judiciary committee to get the judicial interpretation that helped us avoid traps that were laid for us. In the Senate I worked closely with Wayne Morse, who was the subcommittee chairman for education. I worked in addition with John Brademas, with Hugh Cary
-state issue, segregation, and the poverty impact formula; working with Adam Clayton Powell, Carl Perkins, Phil Landrum, Emanuel Celler, Wayne Morse, John Brademas, Hugh Cary, Edith Green, Joe Clark, Jack Forsyth and Charles Lee; lobbying the Congress

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 3 (III), 7/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

on, were clearly on the rocks. Abel was asking for way more than 3.2 per cent; the industry was nowhere near 3.2 per cent. We decided, for a couple of reasons, that Wayne Morse and LeRoy Collins, who was then the undersecretary of commerce, should be sent

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 6 (VI), 5/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Oh, sure. Oh, sure. G: Now [Wayne] Morse of course was left out in the cold because he was a member of neither party at this point I suppose. R: Well, Morse was left out in the cold, but he wasn't completely left out in the cold

Oral history transcript, George McCarthy, interview 2 (II), 9/29/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Of course, old Senator [Wayne] Morse, the one hair shirt of the Senate that he shouldn't get crossways with--and I believe he was told ahead of time, if I remember rightly, that Morse would oppose the closing of that center. Of course, Bert was of a nature

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 32 (XXXII), 8/3/1982-8/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. This time there was a knife-edge Republican majority in the Senate of 48 to 47, and one Independent, Wayne Morse. In some ways it was the best time of Lyndon's life. It's much easier to ride herd on a group of men who are that closely matched. You have more
; Allan Shivers' visit to Washington, D.C.; LBJ's relationship with Sam Houston Johnson, Josefa Johnson, and Rebekah Johnson; Oveta Culp Hobby; visits to Washington, D.C. by Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Anthony Eden; Wayne Morse changing parties

Oral history transcript, Henry M. Jackson, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

help in all those fights. I think this had something to do with his effect on Wayne Morse too because Wayne Morse was strong for Hell 1 s Canyon. And Lyndon Johnson was very active in our efforts to push that legislation through, despite

Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 3 (III), 8/1/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Then he cooled off. And Wayne Morse who was chairman of the subcommittee at the same time was a small "d" democrat and everybody has to have their say and we should go through the processes and all that. I clearly believe that. I found that to be true

Oral history transcript, Robert Oliver, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

extent Wayne Morse, people like-G: Kefauver? 0: Well, Kefauver, but he was in a different category . What was the senator from Pennsylvania? Clark . He was a loner . Liberal senator? Oh, Joe These senators--Pat McNamara--were not in the Johnson

Oral history transcript, Glen P. Wilson and Marie Wilson, interview 2 (II), 2/13/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Glen and Marie Wilson -- II -- 4 He had some other gimmicks he used to use. Senator [Wayne] Morse was known around the Senate

Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 2 (II), 2/3/2011, by Mark Updegrove (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh McGovern -- I -- 18 Up until then, the ball on descent was carried by Morse [Senator Wayne Morse] and [Ernest Henry] Gruening because they did think that we were going to get in deeper. I don't know why
for the Vietnam War effort; why McGovern spoke out against the war in Vietnam as early as 1963; McGovern's expectation that LBJ would get U.S. troops out of Vietnam after the 1964 presidential election; Wayne Morse, Ernest Henry Gruening, and other senators who

Oral history transcript, Ashbrook P. Bryant, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to Morocco and actually saw the thing firsthand from our committee was Wayne Morse. Wayne sent for me. He said he was going over there to take a look at it, and he got me to give him a whole series of suggestions as to what we were looking into and so forth

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was in session, he made it Most senators, they hate being there to listen to people like Wayne Morse and people making those long-winded speeches. But Johnson would always be there. He would have lunch with people like Senator [Walter] George or Senator

Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 3 (III), 11/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-the-scenes work. MG: Wayne Morse was critical of LBJ during this period, too. AG: Yes. MG: How would you assess his relationship with Morse? AG: Well, that was kind of hard to figure out because, let's see, Morse changed parties, what, twice or three

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 13 (XIII), 7/12/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, [Milton] Young, and [John] Williams, and even Wayne Morse, to oppose the administration. Do you recall that vote and what he did to keep the Democrats together and to get those extra Republicans? J: Well, he just turned it on, as only he could do. He

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 20 (XX), 1/28/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to oppose. If I want to get advice from Vietnam in the Senate I can talk to Wayne Morse or"--was it Greville? G: Gruening. C: Gruening, Ernest Gruening. And he kept a very good relationship with Morse as you know despite Morse's even calling for his

Oral history transcript, William Cochrane, interview 1 (I), 3/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

they needed to vote in their own interest when they came in and at the same time carry out his duties to the majority leader. But--and I should say this picture, as we move toward January, was a little murky on a couple of points. Wayne Morse had left

Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

him in--helped break him in. On education I still keep in touch with my majority colleague, Charlie Lee. When Wayne Morse left the Senate the minority--Winston Prouty, the ranking minority member, offered Charlie a job. Later on I was succeeded

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 35 (XXXV), 3/8/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as far as Lyndon was concerned and every last one of them voted to censure McCarthy, whereas in the Republicans, it was half and half. [Wayne] Morse voted to censure. Morse was occupying a strange island, would've been lonely for some people, not for him
on U.S. soil at a White House dinner; Democratic political victory in the fall of 1954; censure of Joseph McCarthy; Wayne Morse; the Johnsons' interest in hunting and guns; Clark Clifford's parties with skits; LBJ Ranch managers before Dale Malachek.

Oral history transcript, Francis Keppel, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

that there are no priorities--between higher education in the schools and between books and whatever." And we solemnly got up there and said, "Yes, indeed we do, it's all one piece, and we won't cut it up for'a minute." What happened, practically, was that with Wayne Morse's

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 14 (XIV), 6/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the troops through, that was beginning to wear thin, leaving very little except the genuine dislike of him. Now, the dislike was not universal. The funny part of it is some of the people who would attack him most bitterly, like Wayne Morse, I think had
for two offices; reasons for failure of LBJ’s 1960 efforts for presidential nomination; LBJ and Ronnie Dugger; changes in duties of Policy Committee staff; vote to admit Hawaii as a state; East-West Institute in Hawaii; Clare Booth Luce-Wayne Morse

Oral history transcript, Russell B. Long, interview 2 (II), 6/20/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. I know in my case, for example, I had voted against the high dam at Hell's Canyon because Herman Welker had supported my position in the Tidelands struggle and Wayne Morse had been very much on the other side. To me, the Hell's Canyon issue

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 36 (XXXVI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

the Senate convened in January, and by a very narrow count, because the 84th Congress-there were forty-eight Democrats and forty-seven Republicans, and Wayne Morse. And Wayne Morse voted with the Democrats to organize the Senate. Wayne Morse was the burr
; the Johnsons' relationship with Senator Wayne Morse; LBJ becoming Senate Majority Leader; LBJ's secretaries; Mrs. Johnson's feelings about riding in an airplane; the Johnsons' relationship with Drew Pearson; the Johnsons' party for Bess and Tyler Abell; family

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 9 (IX), 8/16/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Ernest Gruening, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

nowhere. and mine. It got two votes: Wayne Morsels Dick Russell attacked it violently and said it was practically . . Of course, you know, in retrospect the whole LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B
Resolution; Wayne Morse and Alan Cranston

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