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- , 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
- and accepted the
vice presidential nomination?
W:
Yes, I was.
I was very surprised and very shocked, in fact.
F:
What was the reaction of the New York delegation generally.?
W:
Well, I don't know, because I was already on my way home; I thought
- [For interviews 1 and 2] Family relationship with LBJ; visits of LBJ to Weisl home; Preparedness Subcommittee after Sputnik launch; role as special counsel; Department of Defense bureaucracy; Eisenhower Administration; cabinet secretary; George