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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 57 (LVII), 12/12/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with Wilbur Mills. C: Wilbur Mills and the President. This is a meeting with Wilbur Mills and the President and myself, in the President's office, in the Oval Office as I recall. It was in connection with Mills' pressing for some restriction on spending

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 44 (XLIV), 1/26/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

, liking, being amused by, were very strong between me and Tony, my younger brother, who was himself eight years older than me. M: Because you were involved in a national campaign at that time, was there a lot of press there when your--at the funeral? J

Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: Was there the impression at that time of a sort of general rearranging of the presidential staff? C: Yes. No doubt about it. In fact the presidential staff itself was an item of controversy at this time. One of these peculiar little press controversies, like who's

Oral history transcript, James C. Thomson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

This was absolute anathema to all those on high, with the possible exception of George Ball. When Lyndon Johnson in his John Mr. Rusk was the worst offender. Ho~kins speech spoke of'~nconditional discussions," Mr. Rusk took the press aside afterwards, I
Biographical information; contact with LBJ; briefing LBJ while VP; Indochina; Vietnam; Diem; Roger Hilsman; William Bundy; Mac Bundy; John McNaughton; Interagency Planning Staff; Tonkin Gulf Resolution; peace negotiations; press leaks; bombing; "Why

Oral history transcript, Paul D. Harkins, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

know. They'd believe what they hear. There was a lot of speculation--I'm not sure when it begins, but from very early times--about advisers engaging in combat. We were constantly, I understand, having to reassure the press that this was not the case

Oral history transcript, Emma Long, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

, and President Johnson was president at that time, and I thought it would just be an outrage for the city of Austin to have a Republican mayor, with Lyndon Johnson and all the Washington press coming to Johnson City and Austin. I reminded the President that I had
Long as mayor pro tem, 1967-1969; appointed to World Population Commission by LBJ; Stuart Long’s appointment to National Water Pollution Commission; liberals; Senator Ralph Yarborough; LBJ and civil rights; LBJ’s press relations; Stuart Long’s letters

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a mission in and because for American reporters covering Phnom Penh the war, we rarely went anyplace where there was a North Vietnamese possible contact, just about everybody who went to Phnom Penh least a pass in at and the guy, day, in the press
Time limit in dealing with Vietnamese situation; the Tet Offensive; Weyand's role; press reaction; impact of Tet on South Vietnamese forces; intelligence; Cronkite's visit to Vietnam; the pacification programs; decision to write Tet!; subsequent

Oral history transcript, One More Story (group interview), 11/17/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, William Narva, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

while I was there issues were being discussed with either Mr. Valenti or Mr. Watson or some of the press officers, Mr. [George] Christian, Mr. [George] Reedy. I remember them being present and animated discussions going on while we were busily doing what
bladder surgery scar; a 1967 skin cancer publicity incident; Dr. Edmunc Klein; Dr. Peter Harvath and the use of 5-fluorouracil; a skin cancer on LBJ’s foot; LBJ’s devotion to the Presidency and his family; press overreaction to Narva’s treatment on LBJ

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of business in this case? A: Yes, in some degree socially. M: What about his press relations in those days? very good. A: I seem to recall they were Is that your recollection? They were very good in the sense that he was much admired, but he
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, Frank Stanton, interview 2 (II), 7/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, at this early hearing, decline to give some confidential information to the committee, as I understand it. S: Yes, I think I did. G: Can you recall that and whether they pressed you? S: No, I think it was confidential only in the competitive sense
Paley; Stanton’s role as LBJ’s tie to the television industry; the 3/31/68 speech; leaving Washington DC with LBJ the morning of 4/1/68 to go to Chicago; the decision to keep the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago and not move it to Miami; press

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 5 (V), 9/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, is that right? V: Yes. G: Tell me first to describe the--how many cars were there on the train? V: I have no idea. G: Was the press in one area, do you think? V: I can't answer that. I just don't know. The press is usually sort of in one--you know

Oral history transcript, Charls E. Walker, interview 1 (I), 9/16/1999, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

of tall tales. But as time went on, and especially with the disclosure in (I think) 1966 that LBJ and Defense Secretary McNamara had secretly been sharply increasing spending in Viet Nam, coupled with the press pounding away at the credibility issue
of the treasury and Henry Fowler and Robert Roosa as undersecretaries; LBJ's request that Walker praise Fowler's abilities to the press; publicity for an ABA-sponsored luncheon attended by Robert Anderson, Robert Roosa, Douglas Dillon, and Henry Fowler; LBJ's

Oral history transcript, George McArthur, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to start off by asking you, if I figured it right, you worked for the AP [Associated Press] for twenty-one years, is that right? M: Yes, twenty years. G: That's a long time for a wire service. My impression of a wire service kind of a job was, you
McArthur's work for the Associated Press; the difference between working for a wire service and a daily/weekly publication; Mrs. Eva Kim McArthur's work as Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker's secretary; Bunker's attitude toward McArthur's and Eva's

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to contradict that impression . At the time that you went to Saigon with Mr. Rostow, there were rumors that there was trouble in the country team. carrying stories. The press was There were beginning to be hints that all was not well between Ambassador

Oral history transcript, Robert L. Hardesty, interview 1 (I), 3/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Did you ever work on press releases, or was that handled entirely by the press office? H: If they were shorthanded and you were caught in the halls on a Saturday morning, or something, and they said, "Do you have anything to do?" "No." LBJ

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 27 (XXVII), 9/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

company from scratch even though I had a good base to start. George Bissell, my good friend, with Murray, pressed the issue. I came to the conclusion just prior to the first of January of 1969 to drop the concept of a consulting firm in New York and join

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

, incidentally, that both [Clark] Clifford and [Abe] Fortas were at that meeting. In any case, I never heard anything more about going to work for the White House until the day that Bill Moyers was announced as press secretary. And I was just reading that over

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 2 (II), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

mentioned two areas which you thought would be of interest to incl~de here, one being the presidential additions on the letters, and another would he the development of how letters began being press. rele~sed to the I think I'll just turn this back

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

on this. Can't we just talk?" he knew Johnson a lot better than I did. But he knew his man, Whether it was for fear that he would be further put out to pasture or whether he just felt that it was not his prerogative to do it, he did not press the issue

Oral history transcript, Keyes Beech, interview 2 (II), 5/30/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

with the press?" He said, "Screw 'em." precise, he said "Fuck 'em." (Laughter) (Laughter) No, to be more And I said, "Well, you know, not all of them are communists, Graham." (Laughter) He said, "Well, maybe not. forth. too. But the rest of them are dupes
Graham Martin; question of origin of the insurgency; Laos and the Laos Accords; General Trapnell; Averell Harriman; Pop Buell; division of American opinion on Diem; Buddhist troubles; the immolations; press corps; coup that overthrew Diem; Henry

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to make Lyndon had called a press conference at five o'clock. At that meeting were Senator Wirtz, John Connally, Jesse Kellam, Claude Wild, and myself. meeting. I think that was all that were in that Lyndon started it off. The first thing he did, he

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 6 (VI), 9/16/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

many of the labor unions came out for him. And of course as you know from the speeches and so on, Mr. Johnson kept pressing it and kept pressing and kept pressing, making him say what he would have done, because he sort of knew what he would have done

Oral history transcript, James Farmer, interview 1 (I), 10/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

indirect contact? F: I had no personal contact, and really no indirect contact. I formed my own image of him by the press and by his voting record. B: May I ask what that was sir? F: Well, my image was not good of Mr. Johnson then. He had, at least up

Oral history transcript, Elbridge Durbrow, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, really. The American public and the press doesn't, I don't think. So therefore the public should learn much about it, what a war of national liberation is all about. That's a technique that the Soviets developed a long time ago. They've perfected

Oral history transcript, Thomas O. Paine, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

this as unlikely. B: There was no talk that the deputy position just might be just a temporary stepping stone to acting or the administrator position? P: No, although there was a little speculation to this effect in the press at that time, but I didn't pay any

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 22 (XXII), 6/19/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

opportunities, a lot of that. You were beginning to garner some press. It was early but national press, a handful, decided to take a peek, but it wasn't a great national story. G: What did you do to neutralize the opposition of the Indianapolis Star? O

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 1 (Ia), 12/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in 1917 in Chicago- R: East Chicago, Indiana--it's in a different state. B: And became the United Press' Congressional correspondent in 1938--from '38 to '41--in Air Force service, 1942-45; and then again after the war from '46 to '51 with UP

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

INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE E. REEDY INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Professor Reedy's office, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tape 1 of 2 G: Before we get into a lot of the issues in 1954, there is enough of a talking point here on the press
Senate activities and LBJ; LBJ and the press, 1954

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

had come to an end and he thought he might as well resign. Well, I briefed the press--! think it was me--on what had hap pened, right afterward, and I told the thing fairly straight. Now unfortunately, this was one case where Johnson overstressed
LBJ and Senate activities, 1958; hearings resumed; LBJ and the press; LBJ and the telephone; jury trial amendment; LBJ and the Hill Country; LBJ and foreign trips; LBJ's accomplishments; LBJ personal considerations, 1959-1960; Texas issues; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Warren G. Woodward, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

] were going along to do some of the journalistic and writing and press chores and I was going along to do some of the administrative tasks. So John then felt it necessary to tell me that the Congressman was suffering from a kid,ney stone

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 11 (XI), 2/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of the coin of the sagging-zone defense is that sometimes you must grab the ball and run with it. An example of this is the personnel interchange program, where unless our office had taken the initiative in pressing the program, it simply would have been

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 48 (XLVIII), 6/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was Louis Martin's presence hush-hush as far as the press was concerned? Why did you caution to--? C: Where is that? G: It's in that March sixteenth memo. No, I'm sorry. Maybe it's a different-- C: --From the press. We invited them up. This really

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson -- XIII -- 18 at night sitting out on that back porch of his and talking about what to do for the next day. John Connally was the tremendously able and effective director of the campaign. The press, as I recall, was handled pretty much by Gordon
helped them; support for LBJ in the press; Welly Hopkins' letter to friends in support of LBJ that resulted in a perceived connection between LBJ and the Congress of Industrial Workers (CIO).

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

us what his ideas were, the way he taught, et cetera? 0: Yes, first, I will describe his general appearance~ Dr. Greene was smaller than the average man; he was not too careful about his dress; he wasn't particular whether his pants were pressed

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

wouldn't say Khanh leveled with him on the preparation--but whom Khanh sought out the minute the fat was in the fire, yes. G: You don't recall the name, do you? F: I don't, but it's a matter of public record. time. It was in the press at the LBJ

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 2 (II), 11/25/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

: Particularly in participation of the poor in the program. H: That's right. And he just recently made a statement as a matter of fact along those lines that I just read in the press within the last couple of days. He said he felt that the Nixon
on OEO policy; contact between OEO and CEA; cost of living formula; OEO consulting with critics; Office of Public Affairs; press releases statement; view of quality of OEO Personnel; 1966 Shriver’s statement to Congress regarding abolishing poverty in ten

Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

: That's essentially correct. monographs. M: There are numerous articles and several I have two books now in press. What are these books in press? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org R: ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson

Oral history transcript, Ray E. Lee, interview 2 (II), 2/8/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-on NYA experience, he had announced a project in advance and had gotten the press there; it was maybe a roadside park project or something. All the media people showed up, but the youths didn't show up so the project fizzled out, at least on the first

Oral history transcript, Richard S. (Cactus) Pryor, interview 1 (I), 9/10/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

Carpenter was Mrs. Johnson's press secretary? Yes. I said, "Well, I haven't prepared any remarks, Liz, and I don't speak German, and I understand the Chancellor does." She said, "Well, just come on in and present the acts." So I immediately acquired

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