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Oral history transcript, W. Marvin Watson, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

did not work in the state headquarters for the election ofMr. [Adlai] Stevenson, in 1956 I did. He and Mr. Rayburn were--I want to say co-chairmen; I've forgotten the exact title. But he and Speaker Rayburn did head up the campaign for the election

Oral history transcript, George L.P. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

apprehensive about Senator Kennedy than she was about Senator Johnson. f/[: For what reason, or did she give -? vI: If you'll remember, she opposed Senator Kennedy from the outset. She was for Adlai Stevenson. his father; She was fearful of the influence

Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

then in the 1960 delegation was not exactly a lonely job? W: No, it wasn't at all. We only got a handful of votes--two or three and a half, something like that, but there was real sympathy. there was for Governor Stevenson. As I think the majority of the New

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

Senator Johnson and Congressman Rayburn, didn't think much of the committee, didn't support it. other senators did join, I've forgotten which ones. Some of the I could find out who they were; it's in the record. M: Yes. H: I remember Adali Stevenson

Oral history transcript, John Wildenthal, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of anybody much in our staff that felt that the Senator should not be supporti ng Truman. Now there was a di fference of opi ni on after I left about supporting Adlai Stevenson. It is my impression, and I don't have this firsthand but I had it repeatedly

Oral history transcript, Clement J. Zablocki, interview 1 (I), 1/16/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

they supported then? Stevenson? Z: Some were supporting Stevenson, and some Hubert Humphrey. Really, the contest in Wisconsin was between Hubert Humphrey and JFK; so much so, that I think in the 1964 election this tended to cause President Johnson to have

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 1 (I), 10/8/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

ostensible activity on his behalf in New York. When he had his movement going for the presidency, for instance, if there were meetings in New York, I know I never heard of them, whereas I knew about meetings all the time for Adlai Stevenson and for John

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Wayne Aspinall, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Stevenson, largely because of the supporters of Adlai Stevenson at the convention, and threw my support to John Kennedy. That gave Kennedy the majori ty of our votes. F: Did you have any intimations that Kennedy was going to approach Johnson

Oral history transcript, Ralph Dungan, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that he ·would . have started to build · a party that wa.s probably know, loyal ~o him, except Lyndon's .strong urging. Adl~i Stevenson had been in Dallas a ~s you couple of weeks before and came back and reported that, "boy, that was really

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 4 (IV), 2/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

--there was some effort to support [Adlai] Stevenson's nomination. C: The only contact I had--let me interrupt myself and say, generally, we laid back pretty well because, again, we had a candidate who wasn't unpopular but he was not one you could really get

Oral history transcript, Carl B. Albert, interview 2 (II), 6/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

there with the Democratic National Convention of that year of which the potential contenders were John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and there was even a movement for Adlai Stevenson continuing in that year. Could we begin by your telling me what your activities were about

Oral history transcript, Stuart Symington, interview 2 (II), 11/28/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

remember once he and Lady Bird and I visited Mr. Jones in Houston, who was most gracious. G: How about the tidelands issue? I understand that you had some dis- cussions with Adlai Stevenson about his position on this in 1952? S: I don't remember. G

Oral history transcript, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Texas politics? 0: Yes . I know he was warned before not to go by Senator Fulbright, by Adlai Stevenson, by Bobby, to whom they had given messages . he got really upset . I know Vice President Johnson came to our hotel room in Houston the night

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 2 (II), 2/29/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

-- II -- 3 P: And stick to their guns. F: Did you get the feeling that Johnson was lukewarm in his support for Stevenson in 1952 or 1956, or did he do about what he could? P: I thought he did all he could. I never had any other feeling. I was very

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

here I thought that it would be great if Johnson showed that he was a real national Democrat and would deal with Mrs. Roosevelt and Walter Reuther and Adlai Stevenson and so on. I mean, it's classic Texas insecurity. It was like one's pleasure at being

Oral history transcript, Lloyd N. Cutler, interview 1 (I), 4/12/1969, by William Helmer (Item)

, optimistic, liberal, ~ew la~t Deal politicians in the Adlai Stevenson and Hubert Humphrey, other people that thought LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781

Oral history transcript, Clinton P. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

would have been the nominee. nominee. But he wasn't, of course, and Stevenson was the And I met Lyndon Johnson two or three times at the convention; although he had been ill, he was there and was taking part in things. I thought he then would make

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 17 (XVII), 1/5/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of lost. So you have people spitting on Adlai Stevenson for being too left-wing, great resentment among the white population about the blacks and that being considered a left-wing thing. And in that, Goldwater being the nominee of the Republican Party

Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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

. The only question was whether Stevenson would be able to hold on to some pledged or semi-pledged Kennedy votes to make it a deadlock on the first ballot. Only in that case,in my opinion, did Johnson or Symington have any chance to become President. LBJ

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh WICKER -- I -- 3 Lyndon Johnson for president in 1960. But I remember, at that time, I was very much for the renomination of Adlai Stevenson. F: Yes. W: And I remember arguing frequently with Silliman, who, as you know

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the last twenty-five years. I remember when Adlai Stevenson died, there wasn't much time between the time we got word that he died and Lyndon Johnson saying, "I want to go on television, live, with a statement about Adlai Stevenson." And I remember Dick

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 3 (III), 3/25/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

1965, Adlai Stevenson collapsed and died in London. His subsequent replacement was Arthur Goldberg. What are your recollections of Goldberg stepping down from the Court and taking that UN ambassadorship? J: As I recall, President Johnson's thinking

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

became twenty-one that December. You know, I always voted. I worked very modestly for Adlai Stevenson in ‘52 and ‘56 in precinct work and work around shopping centers. B: That was in Texas? C: In Texas. I was interested in Barefoot Sanders’ race

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 2 (II), 5/3/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that I would take all of the members of the subcommission down to Atlanta. The mayor of Atlanta was Ivan Allen, Jr., who was thoroughly supportive of the idea. Adlai Stevenson was at the United Nations and was the head of the Field Foundation, of which I

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 4 came rather belatedly. So there were some others that the people knew better, namely Stevenson, and Symington, and certainly

Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Stevenson, would pick up some speed. M: Did you ever feel that part of Mr. Johnson's reluctance in announcing, or goal toward the presidency, had anything to do with his being a Southern candidate? I: Obviously, unfortunately. But after all he is a very

Oral history transcript, Barnaby Conrad Keeney, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

a grant for Oral History of Eisenhower and Stevenson, and he said it would be nice if you did something like that for Harry Truman, and a couple of years later we got a good application and did. in keeping his hands off of it and so did his staff. But he

Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of the suggestions of Mr. Stevenson that were not taken. But I think he agreed with the final action, so I don't think there was any real decision that way. But during this thing, as it was going along, there were clearly differences of views put forth. I think

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 1 (I), 12/16/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

that he was vice president, and I was budget director. M: Did you do any campaign work for Kennedy? G: No, I did not. As a matter of fact, I was in the 1960 period a supporter of Adlai Stevenson, and I was not active in the presidential campaign

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 2 (II), 7/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

some happenings in Dallas that would-as you remember, the Adlai Stevenson incident, and then I think I mentioned in the previous tape that I was present for this very unfortunate happening in the Adolphus Hotel lobby. So I would sCo/ those things

Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 2 (II), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

treasurer for the Dixiecrats who happened to live in my town. F: They thought Terry Sanford wasn't as smart as they'd thought he was. S: But anyhow we carried the county and carried the state. I supported Adlai Stevenson, and I supported John Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Otto Lindig, interview 1 (I), 3/1965, by Jessie Hunter (Item)

but in the national convention he lost out and they put Stevenson there for President. I: All right, that was in 1956. What about in 1960? Did you have any part in that election? L: I guess so. That's the only election I really did spend money. made a couple

Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. about four. My guess is that Kennedy got The others were for Johnson and votes for Hubert Humphrey and one or two for Adlai Stevenson. So Utah was split all over the place. The other thing that I remember quite well is that of being invited up

Oral history transcript, R. Vernon Whiteside, interview 2 (II), 8/6/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Whiteside W: II 24 He told me that held just spent a month and a half convincing Adlai Stevenson that he would not be a candidate and said lid ruined

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 30 (XXX), 11/4/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

are the very people who should be supportive. I'm not suggesting their criticism wasn't valid. For example, Adlai Stevenson strongly objected to McGovern's position on amnesty and 4 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT

Oral history transcript, Benjamin H. Read, interview 2 (II), 3/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Read -- Interview II -- 10 R: To this day, and I've seen everything that [Adali] Stevenson left, I've seen everything that Secretary

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to overstate my national I began \vorking in national campaigns, as I recall, in 1956, involvement. being head of the Speakers' Bureau in Southern California for Adlai Stevenson. I had a role in John Kennedy's campaign in 1960, and a minor role

Oral history transcript, Joseph M. Barr, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

- -there were some votes for Adlai Stevenson, and the rest were for John F. Kennedy. So as the convention went on, as you know, Kennedy for President on the first ballot. we nominated John F. The next morning we were having a breakfast of all our