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- with him at all in those days? G: No, none at all. B: Do you recall when you first met Mr. Johnson? G: Not a specific date, but it was during the time that he was in the Senate. B: In what connection, sir? G: This was in connection with some
- : March 28, 1968, we are in San Saba, in the home of Mrs. Jessie Hatcher. Mrs. Hatcher, first of all we would like some background on you. What is your relation to Mr. Johnson and the family? H: Well, I'm the only living aunt that Lyndon has now
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh May 20, 1969; U. S. Senate B: This is the interview with Senator Clinton P. Anderson. Sir, do you recall when you first met Mr. Johnson? When you arrived in the House in 1941, he was already there, was he
- Lyndon the prime mover in this? D: Well, he was certainly one of the prime ones, yes, sir. I might relate one incident which will show you that even at the age of eighteen or nineteen he had some of the qualities which later came forward in his
- ," that sort of thing. He was confident of victory. Then he went home to the Ranch and the next day of course he had this landslide. I don't recall how soon it was after the election that we got invited down there. It might have been the very next day. It would
- mTERVIB~EE: FRANK CHURCH INTERVIEWER: PAIGE E. MULHOLLAN PLACE: Senator Church's office, OS08 405, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 M: Let's begin simply by identifying you, sir. You're Frank Church, senator, Democratic senator from Idaho. You came
- , 1969 INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: His home in Falls Church, Virginia Tape 1 of 1 B: This is a continuation of the interview with Ramsey Clark. Sir, we left the civil rights story in the summer of '65 before
- INTERVIEWEE: LYMAN LEMNITZER INTERVIEWER: Ted Gitt i nger PLACE: General Lemnitzer's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2 G: All right, sir, please go ahead. L: It was about that time that General [George C.] Marshall took over from Louis Johnson
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 6 (VI), 5/16/1985, by Michael L. Gillette
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- the property of first-class intellects, as long as they were confined to philanthropists or speculators, as long as they were only advocated by austere, intangible Whigs"--there's Paul Douglas for you--"Sir Robert Peel was against them. So soon as these same
- a home; we did not have children. There was a sound base missing for me, whereas Lyndon had a very sound base, his work. I learned that I could do 3 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library
- because he changed planes at the last minute; movies of LBJ's military experience; General Douglas MacArthur awarding LBJ the Silver Star and his letter declining the award; LBJ's illness and hospitalization in New Zealand, Fiji, and Australia; LBJ's
- , the precinct where I lived. B: That brings us up, sir, to 1961, when you were appointed assistant attorney general for the Land Division. What were the circumstances of your appointment then? Who got in touch with you? How did they go about it? C: Well, you
- to Congress. B; Yes, sir, as a Congressional Secretary. Was Mr. Johnson a protégé of some of the older hands in the House, like Mr. Rayburn and Carl Vinson? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org M: ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson
- think that's one of the chances I missed to be a better human being, not to reach out to him more, although we did some. So it was a well-staffed household, within our limitations, and everybody very busy and lots of company, always visitors from home
- visit to Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Johnson's trip with them to New York City; F Street Club; Joseph Davies' home, Tregaron; visits to Senator Harry Byrd's home; "Byrd houses" along the Appalachian Trail; socializing with the Texas delegation; Tony Buford
- INTERVIEWEE: WILLIAM M. COLMER INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Mr. Colmer's home in Pascagoula, Mississippi Tape 1 of 1 F: Do you remember when you first met Lyndon Johnson? C: I remember the first time that I remember meeting him. And I'm sure
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh June 18, 1969 B: This is the interview with David E. Lilienthal. Sir, to begin at the beginning, do you recall when you first met Mr. Johnson? You mention in your journals meeting him at the time he was assigned
- INTERVIEHEE; HARREN J:-L CHRISTOPHER INTERVIE\.JER: THOMAS H. BAKER PLACE: Department o~ Justice, Washington, D,C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, if we may start out with your background, I have a question that may be purely a personal interest. C: What's
- INTERVIEWEES: Mr. and Mrs. Allie T. Hughes (Lorena D. Hughes and Allie T. Hughes) INTERVIEWER: Dr. Eric Goldman PLACE: The Hughes home in San Angelo, Texas Tape 1 of 1 EG: I am now talking with Mr. and Mrs. Allie T. Hughes, 2603 Nasworthy Drive, San
- parts of China, not just this island which we recently got back from Japan." Japan defeated China in 1895 and took over the island of Taiwan and gave it back. [General Douglas] MacArthur engineered the return of it after they were defeated in World War
- States; why Quemoy and Matsu were so important and how difficult it was to militarily defend them; General Douglas MacArthur's trip to Taiwan; MacArthur's character; Chiang Kai-shek's threat to attack mainland China from Taiwan; Judd congratulating Chiang
- , 1988 INTERVIEWEE: WALTER JUDD INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Judd home, Mitchellville, MD Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 J: --went up and worked on trying to get a piece of legislation through to clarify those witches, their names. Their names
- INTERVIEWEE: J. WILLIS HURST INTERVIEWER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Dr. Hurst's office, Atlanta, Georgia Tape 1 of 2 B: Sir, let me just outline very briefly the dates of your career here. You were born on October 21, 1920 in Cooper, Kentucky (Dr. Hurst note
- ? B: Yes, sir, but I believe he left in '35, the year that you got elected to be NYA Director out in Texas. H: How long was he here before he went to the Senate? B: He was in Congress from 1937 to 1948. H: Those were turbulent years. World War
- INTERVIEWEE: JAMES CATO PATTIllO (with MRS. NETTIE PATTILLO WOODYARD) INTERVIEWER: A. K. JOHNSON PLACE: Mr. Pattillo's Home, Clanton, Alabama Tape l.of 1 J: Mr. Pattillo, would you tell us your first remembrance of Mrs. Johnson as a child when she first
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh NOVEMBER 4, 1968 B: This is an interview with Dr. Walter W. Wilcox, the Director of Agricultural Economics. Sir, could we begin by your outlining briefly your private and governmental service career? W: Yes, I started
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh July 30, 1969 B: This is an interview with Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana. Sir, we were just chatting about this before the machine was on, but you came to the Senate the same year Mr. Johnson came to the House
- ROGERS ?B: October 9, 1968. I'm in the home of I-Jill Rogers of Eastrop, the former mayor of this city, who has spent rr~ny years working with Congressman Johnson, Senator Johnson, Vice-President and President Johnson down through the years. First
- INTERVIEWEE: DANIEL O. GRAHAM INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: General Graham's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: All right, sir, go ahead. DG: Let me tell you first my connections with the Vietnam affair. It probably started back in about
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 21, 1968, Washington, D. C. B: Sir, to begin with, do you remember the first time you met Lyndon Johnson? K: Yes. I wrote something about that in a book I recently published [Memoirs: Sixty Years ~ the Firing
- , not for a fight. He thought he He got it for a At the time he said, "Well, I'll never wear the thing," but when he became president I think it was always in his lapel. G: Did he ever talk to you about his meeting with Douglas MacArthur there? M: Yes, but I
- INTERVIEWEE: CRAWFORD C. MARTIN INTERVIEWER: QAV I D r~cCQ[vjB PLACE: Attorney General ~'lartin's home at 5314 Western Hills Drive, Austin, Texas Mc: To start off with, let me ask you something about yourself. Where were you born, when, and where did
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Lucey, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- to be associated with this historic movement. In the spring of 1967, President Johnson dedicated Victoria Courts as a pleasant home for senior citizens in San Antonio. I expressed a desire to honor the President by being present at the ceremony. I expressed
- controlling parts of China, not just this island which we recently got back from Japan." Japan defeated China in 1895 and took over the island of Taiwan and gave it back. [General Douglas] MacArthur engineered the return of it after they were defeated in World
- Alvin and Sam Rayburn. They both sort of treated him like a son. Lyndon always said "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" to Alvin. MLG: Did he call him Senator Wirtz? VFD: Yes, Senator Wirtz. He had been a state senator. extremely attractive man. He
- to catch up. M: Were you surprised when Lyndon Johnson accepted the vice presidential nomination? P: At that time, yes, sir, very much. It's sometimes difficult to look far back with all the things that've happened since then and really appreciate how
- doing some research work . Then Tom [Thomas C .] Hennings [Jr .], who was running for the Senate in Missouri, asked me to come back--Missouri happens to be my home state- asked me to come back and work in his campaign . I, in a sense, went back
- of Senate Democrats; John Sparkman; Paul Douglas; Paul Butler; Matt McCloskey; Americans for Democratic; Charlie Murphy; Albert and Mark Lasker Foundation; 750 Club; Ed Foley; Liz Carpenter; Ralph Hewitt; Bob Berry; Dave Lloyd; Jack Kennedy; Ted Sorenson
- INTERVIEWEE: CARL SANDERS INTERVIEWER: THOMAS H. BAKER PLACE: Governor Sanders' office in Atlanta, Georgia Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, do you recall if you met Mr. Johnson any time before the 1960s while he was still a senator? S: Oh, yes, I had met Mr
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 5 (V), 6/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
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- at Stonewall. You have My two sisters, Rebekah I was conceived on the Ranch and born January 31 right after we moved to Johnson City in November 1913. So I used to kid Lyndon all the time that more people came by to see my home than they did his. G: Your
- , didn't you? H: Yes, sir. I had gone to the House in 1928 as representative of Gonzales County and had gone to the Senate in 1930, representing the Nineteenth Senatorial District. Going back just momentarily, my two years in the Department of Justice
- ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 8, 1968, in his part-time home in New Orleans, Louisiana B: I have the machine on now, so if we can go ahead and start. I'd think a logical starting place, sir, would be with when you first met Mr. Johnson. C
- to it. B= All right sir. Have you had at any time during your career any direct contact with Mr. Johnson, either as a Congressman or Vice President or President? W: Yes, I have had some, they've been rather infrequent. While Lyndon Johnson
- INTERVIEWEE: HER~lAN TAUIADGE I NTERV I El4ER: THO~1AS H. BAKER Mr. Talmadge's office, New Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. PLACE: Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, to begin at the beginning, do you recall when you first either met or had any knowl edge