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to New York and back. And he asked me what I thought. I said, "If you're going back to Alabama and you're going to live there, you don't need this trip." He went, and I give him good for it, but I still think I told him right. But he ruled otherwise
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 1 (I), 9/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to be doing it fast. Everybody was upset, of interest that is, including Mary Lasker. And she called, "How much do you need?" "I don't know, but give me twenty thousand to start with." She sent it down on the next plane. She had one of her people in New York
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

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

seem to you in this new role, in the role of vice president? 6 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

. In 1958 you had a big Democratic majority elected in the Senate. How did that change the politics within the Senate? C: In 1958 there would have been a tremendous influx--I remember 1958. There would have been a tremendous influx of new Democrats
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 5 (V), 3/14/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that are significant in how the new president handled the grief that came in the wake of Kennedy's assassination? C: I remember the assassination well, and the body lying in state in the rotunda. I think if I had to comment as you're asking here, the transition
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

, or Illinois anyway. I think there was something like that involved. But once we thought we had Dirksen. Once we found for sure that we didn't have Dirksen, then it was a whole new ball game, 11 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 2 (II), 12/4/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was that was the opening of the door. But then we met [on] New Year's Eve in Birmingham, Alabama, at the old 7 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 6 (VI), 3/29/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of his heroes; education was one of his advocacies. I knew none of this. As the new kid on the block, I fixed up a statement. Without knowing it, I just happened to hit it pretty right. But I found not too long thereafter, and included in that statement
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

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