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Oral history transcript, Byron G. Skelton, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Brooks Hays, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

during the fifties, it started before then, that it was misnamed "Federal Aid to Education." I know you offered a compromise bill on federal funding of school buildings. H: Yes, I thought that was the way to get it done. have been for any kind of aid

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

there as fast as you can go." said, "I'll take off in five minutes." I I did, going by helicopter. I took my aide de camp, Lieutenant by the name of George McBride, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, James J. Rowley, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the people's surprised remarks that saw him in the wheelchair. They couldn't believe it because his image was standing, although holding on to the arm of an aide. M: I have to admit I lived my first fifteen or sixteen years under Roosevelt and I was a grown

Oral history transcript, Charles L. Schultze, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the campaign. That was almost proof positive there wasn't going to be any ducking out. There was a meeting--Jim Rowe was present I think-- up in what had been Walter's [Jenkins] office, the big room up front. There were meetings all over the place. I came

Oral history transcript, Thomas W. Fletcher, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. In effect, Larry from the White House handled domestic, and I handled foreign. no votes on the foreign stuff. Well, there were really For example, I had the annual foreign aid bill, and that's like trying to sell leprosy on the Hill, and various other

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 2 (II), 1/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. But since it was felt to be very desirable to get David Bell over to AID just as soon as possible, I actually took over the directorship late in December which was right at the last stage of the process of putting together the 1964 budget. In effect

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

one of the first things that I did, and I felt was able to do on the merits, was to appoint the first Negro inspector in the police department. I made him my aide. It was Inspector Huff, and he happened to be one of only two college graduates among

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Pechman, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

it and supported it; and third, because he encouraged our task force throughout its deliberations. M: Was part of your consideration here federal aid to cities; that is, the sharing in the sense that cities would benefit? P: The consideration

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

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

got in trouble with the chief of staff over there, Walter-G: Walter Jenkins, yes. C: --Jenkins. [Marvin Watson?] And he had a Jewish attorney over there that was left over from Kennedy's period that he was--Mike. name? What the hell was his

Oral history transcript, Raymond L. Telles, Jr., interview 1 (I), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the President's aides advising me of what had happened. And like I said, it was very difficult to believe and I felt at the time that somebody was pulling a very bad joke. And of course when the news was known in Costa Rica, it was almost as though he had been
with the Mexican Commission on the Economic and Social Development of the Border Area; Mrs. Johnson; LBJ’s understanding of Latin Americans; LBJ’s aid in the Costa Rican eruption of Volcano Irazu; evaluation of Coast Rica’s stability; U.S. Ambassador’s house

Oral history transcript, Jesse Curry, interview 1 (I), 8/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

car \'/as Johnson and his Secret Service and there was one seemed to me like a congressman, but I don't recall who it was. Then in Mr. Putnam's car there were some other congressmen, I believe, and. some t'Jhite House aides or something. M: What

Oral history transcript, Bayard Rustin, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

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

with the names of the President and Cabinet Members and close aides at sort of a surprise party when I moved to my new house in Georgetown . I think Bobby and Ethel organized that . The President came to that, completely by surprise . He just went out of his

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 1 (I), 1/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

as advisor I saw some aides of the President who reflected some antagonism to Robert Kennedy. I ,always wondered--not always, because I didn't see much of it--but to the extent I saw it on the Johnson side, I always wondered whether they were reflecting

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: Is there a statutory authority for special aid after riots? C: Yes, there are a number of federal statutes that can be invoked in circumstances in a city where there has been disorder or where there is suffering. However, there was and perhaps continues

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, there should be no intention in any way to interfere with the decentralized operations in the most efficient way . On the other hand, there is tremendous aid that can be given them by letting them know what's happening elsewhere in the Department of Justice

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 3 (III), 6/4/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

those and then let me take them out as h i s , that's what a White House aide ought to be doing. Now as a head of an agency, you have given responsibilities under the general tenets of the law that set you up, and I think that having that was something

Oral history transcript, Carl Sanders, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: When he told you that did he have reference particularly to the staff in the sense of the White House aides? S: I think it was a general statement, and I think he told it to me in reference to one of the reasons why he wanted to set up this school

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 2 (II), 4/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

I continued as a consultant to various agencies I joined the mission for the AID agency to Spain in 1960. I served as a consultant to the Veterans Admin~ tration in 1959. I worked with the Fund for Adult Education as a consultant on a program

Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Joseph H. (Joe) Carter, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

for the President. and aides. They make copies for speech writers When we got to the LBJ School (I speak very poor Spanish, mostly what I picked up along the Texas-Mexican border, which isn't too good, probably not too clean, but we went around and we met

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] Trueheart? F: Yes, subsequently Ambassador Truehart; then Minister-Counselor Trueheart. And the political counselor. The head of AID [Agency for International Development] was there, and General Harkins. going from the residence at ten o'clock

Oral history transcript, Cecil Stoughton, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

top secret things, just kind of a right-hand man type to the General. At the end of 1960--1 didn't know anything about this till I read it in Newsweek--somebody touted Clifton as the military aide to the newly elected President Kennedy. He didn't deny

Oral history transcript, Lindley Beckworth, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

Johnson seemed to like the fact that I had had a student aid job and that I was interested in carrying forward the program . job . I might say when I was in school I never did have an easy I hopped a lot of tables, used to clean off the lawn

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to defer to anybody. It was perfectly clear that these missions were arranged, some at his request, other Kennedy and his aides thought up to keep [Johnson occupied]. "I don't know what to do with Lyndon. And Kennedy often said, I've got to keep him

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 1 (I), 2/20/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Elmer B. Staats, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Frank W. Mayborn, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the steam right out of us. In that particular campaign, why, we worked all night long getting our committee plans ready. The next morning we'd read the Los Angeles paper, which was being put out with the aid of Mr. Kennedy out there, wherever he sat his

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Beirne, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of fact, he was a storehouse of information . If he himself wouldn't get involved, anybody who could get to one of his aides or get to him and say, "Tell me how I should handle this," you could stack your chips . But if you followed the advice, you'd

Oral history transcript, Richard Bolling and Jim Grant Bolling, interview 1 (I), 2/27/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

on, one of the questions I was intending to ask is was it a breakdown of staff work, or were there aides that fall in--? B: Partly that, but the real breakdown is nothing that the President could do anything about . The real sad truth, and I'm not sure

Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and aid would be granted if possible. And having all that information I put it in a weekly letter, and I said, "I urge every boy and girl who is qualified to innnediate ly get in touch with your office," and I had the offices listed in our district

Oral history transcript, Jack Brooks, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the way it has to be."? That old argument, "When you've got people ready, we'll ta ke them." A: I think you got that some places. places. You got help and aid in strange For example, I had many disagreements with Marvin Watson, but not a single one

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