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the President reach his conclusions. M: I think perhaps one of the reasons that this has been brought up in some of the articles and publications on the presidency was that in uncovering associations or making a judgment on a personal problem, that you were

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 3 (III), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, it could have been anything from professional jealousy to reality, but some sniveling by the Washington press. I'm talking about the larger press, that Marianne Means and Bill White were sort of captives of the White House. Did he ever feel that they were
influence on LBJ to be greater than it actually was; LBJ’s love of telephones; LBJ’s “earthy” language and storytelling ability; LBJ’s private nature; LBJ’s relationship with the press; night reading; keeping LBJ’s schedule.

be easiest to chronologically approach your association with the President, you spoke of advancing this one meeting in New York for the Ladies Garment Union. Do you recall any events? What did you have to do in the capacity of advance man? J: All I recall

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on Sunday night and he had a little press conference on Friday. We had a drink in his private office off the Oval Office. He wanted us to argue with him as to whether he should or he shouldn't, and I think he had pretty well made up his mind then for certain
; working with Marvin Watson; night reading; LBJ’s memory; LBJ’s humor; a Chinese employee of Ambassador Raul Castro who came to work for LBJ; LBJ’s and staff’s relationship with the press and privacy; LBJ’s decision not to run for re-election in 1968

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