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Oral history transcript, Claude C. Wild, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

was running for Governor and some people that I had been associating with in other things thought I had some organizing talents, and they called me and said they were in trouble, and I came down here to help them out. One thing led to another and lIve

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

here. C: Well, I was born in Oklahoma and was educated at the Unitersity of Tulsa. I received first a degree there in economics and later another degree in journalism, both of these being bachelor of arts degrees. Then I worked for newspapers

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to follow his activities as Senate leader with great closeness. Indeed it was when he was Senate leader that he and I became fairly close friends--insofar as a newspaper man is ever a close friend to a politician. M: Socially, as well as in the sense

Oral history transcript, Levette J. (Joe) Berry, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

/oh Berry - I - 5 B: Economic, primarily . All of the teams in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, TIAA, banned baseball . It was a conference agreement . G: The story is that Boody [Alfred] Johnson got him to go out so that he

Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in seeing the Assistant Attorney Generalship filled promptly with a competent person. In December of 1965 I went to a meeting of the American Law School Association in Chicago to talk with LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 3 (III), 7/2/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the state and he went into the towns and shook hands around the square. It was quite maddening to Johnson, because the stories in the leading Texas newspapers, particularly the Dallas [Morning] News stories, that being the paper that most Texas politicians

Oral history transcript, Ronald Goldfarb, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

associated with the War on Poverty. I understand that you are originally from New York or New Jersey. Do you want to explain how you got involved in the administration? RG: Yes. I was working in the Department of Justice during the Kennedy
Circumstances of becoming associated with the War on Poverty Task Force; early organization; duties; need for coordination of the program; decision-making; naming VISTA program; pressure from departments; LBJ’s interest; philosophies on dealing

Oral history transcript, Calvin Hazlewood, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the Depression time. In the looking around r hadn't made the contact, I hadn't settled down. Well, at Texas Tech I had worked on various writings and all . I was a correspondent for two hundred and five newspapers, from the college. We sent out a newsletter

Oral history transcript, Stanley Marcus, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

period when we were enlarging the store. So I came into the store in Sept- ember 1926 and have been associated with the store all during that time. r became president of Neiman-Marcus in 1950, a position which I still hold. F: Where and under what

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 2 (II), 10/29/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, particularly when he was confronted by Senator Smith and accused of giving advance notice to Ed Muskie. Ed Muskie seemed to have statements in the Maine newspapers regarding decisions that were affecting the state of Maine; military 1 LBJ Presidential

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 2 (II), 5/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with Mrs . Johnson and my wife and the President reached the point where he was detailing how he studied at night, he was associating himself with those people at West, finding a common point of interest . He detailed how at night after they had dinner why

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 18 (XVIII), 1/6/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

because there was nothing written about it in the newspapers, nothing in the Post, nothing in the Times. Finally Arthur Sylvester, who was the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, said, "You dumb ninnies,"--was a favorite expression of his

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 2 (II), 6/4/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

with the President's selection. Some time that summer, I don't have the dates noted, John Walker of the National Gallery of Art had contacted me saying that he was a close associate of the DeWitt Wallaces of Reader's Digest, and Mrs. Wallace has a foundation from which

Oral history transcript, William S. White and June White, interview 3 (III), 7/21/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

he could do to learn some legislative or parliamentary techniques. G: I don't think he was terribly interested in it for its own sake. Let's skip up and talk about some of his associates during this period. Did you get any insight into his

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

were going along as they were then; you had to have additional costs which were associated with the war, then Congress would be impelled to raise taxes. This was not the major consideration about the speech, but it was a part of it. 9 LBJ

Oral history transcript, Margaret (Mrs. Jack) Carter, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

for the [Adlai] Stevenson operation in 1952. I was in charge of a downtown headquarters of what we called "Women for Stevenson II from which the precinct work for the Stevenson campaign was directed. This group of liberals who had been associated

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 3 (III), 4/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, and I guess Chris Weeks had worked with you. B: I don't remember the face to go with either one of those names. G: In reading the newspaper accounts of the task force operations, you get the feeling that there was an enormous amount of pressure from
Alabama Farmers Cooperative Association); Mississippi food situation; inter-agency departmental board; regional discrimination; cabinet officers; OEO programs and policies

Oral history transcript, Dr. Ralph K. Huitt, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, of course, when they got over that, and when they found out that I did understand something about the legislative process and I was eager to learn and to be useful, then I found some ways to be useful in the office. Well, the association with the Senator

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 20 (XX), 2/20/1981-2/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and we had come in in 1937--this was the first salary raise. A lot of our good strong supporters were giving testimonials to us in the weekly newspapers and some in big ads in the Austin paper. Finally came the big day of July 27. For us

Oral history transcript, Paul B. Johnson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 9/8/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

~ that was more or less through newspapers, periodicals, and through some television. B: Did your father have any contact with him or knowledge of him? but LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library

Oral history transcript, J. Russell Wiggins, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with that, what about his style? sophisticated types frequently. Newspaper reporters are Did just Nr. Johnson's south- western Texas accent and earthiness irritate the reporters? W: It did. M: And that colors their reporting, I suppose, if that's the way

Oral history transcript, Joseph Laitin, interview 2 (II), 2/12/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the particular incident was, but it involved an Associated Press story. At this briefing in the hotel room where the press was staying--it was at the hotel, and they were using it as the press room--Fleming on his own denounced this story which was obviously

Oral history transcript, Merrell F. "Pop" Small, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the conservative. He opposed Warren, for instance, on health insurance, which was a very radical idea when Warren first proposed it. Kuchel was once--he was only thirty years old--state chairman of the Republican Party. Knowland, of course, was of the newspaper

Oral history transcript, Sam Fore, Oliver Bruck, Dan Quill, & William S. White, group interview 2 (II), 1/20/1965, by Douglass Cater (Item)

and it has gone right on up to now. He would have been in his early twenties. F: I think so, I think that is correct. Of course, we had occasion to be associated with him many times while he was a Congressman’s secretary. Along about --when

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 2 (II), 2/18/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Let 1 s talk a bit about what you did with Johnso::l i::!.1964.. You seem to have gotten very heavy on civil rights matters, particularly. I recall that later in that spring you \·1ere made a:t associate special counsel, and then you were Johnson 1

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

, the really important people in town must have been absent or something, because I was asked to go and greet him. And this was a benefit for the Washington Heart Association fund drive, in which I was associated. In fact, I was vice chairman of the premiere

Oral history transcript, C.E. "Curley" Doyle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. D: No, I can't say that because my association with him, I didn't have any classes under him but only through conversations. I recall talking with him in the presence of Lyndon on one occasion. It might have been more, but on one occasion I recall

Oral history transcript, Leslie H. Gelb, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

were a biased representation of the documentary evidence. memo that these were just the documents. I said in my transmittal We didn't do any interviews or researching of newspapers or anything like that. And I think for looking just

Oral history transcript, Najeeb E. Halaby, interview 1 (I), 4/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of Defense, mainly connected with NATO overseas base installations and military assistance. M: And then after 1953, what? H: After that I became an associate of Laurance Rockefeller in his venture capital work. law. [I] went back out to California

Oral history transcript, Benjamin Spock, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

talk for a second about your view of the nature of the war? From reading some of the communications that you made to the White House and some of the statements that you made for newspapers and at the trial, your view of what the war was about inside

Oral history transcript, John McCully, interview 1 (I), 10/26/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh McCully -- I -- 11 President, and apparently he didn't, because nothing happened. If he had wanted something strong done, well, then it would have been done. G: Bobby Troutman is associated

Oral history transcript, Dorris Powell, interview 2 (II), 4/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Powell -- II -- 12 G: Really? P: Yes. I don't know how long he was in service there. I'm sure Tony could tell you about it because he was closely associated with him

Oral history transcript, Russell B. Long, interview 1 (I), 2/22/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that they could change the record around to keep the other guy from looking as bad as he did. However, many times if you'd go read the daily newspaper you'd see what actually transpired, because the reporter would have reported it the wav he hP~rd it. He used

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

any trickery at all. ness was what it was. from this. It was just inept Let's see if I can refresh my recollection I think that was a Jack Bell story. Jack Bell of the Associated Press, who at times could be very imaginative, did come up

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 11 (XI), Jan. 27-28, 1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. They set a lot of store by their annual summer barbeque, or their dances, or their camaraderie. G: You were elected vice president of the UT [University of Texas] Ex-Students Association in Washington that year. J: That was something else, a much

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview S-XIII, 1/23/1987, by Nancy Smith (Item)

in language they would understand and maybe together we could do something to help Lyndon and then perhaps to change the viewpoint of some of those newspaper people who were traveling with me. And it was a marvelous adventure, utterly exhausting. I never saw

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 35 (XXXV), 9/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the report; the union [International Association of Machinists] basically rejected the report. The issue was whether the union would go on strike and whether we could get a law passed to extend the non-strike period. And we came head up against the problem

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Then I guess the third phase of my association began in the spring of 1939. F: You were president of the student body what year? C: I was president of the student body in 1938-39. I was elected in the spring of 1938, took office then and served until

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 4 (IV), 8/1/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the other reporters thought the billion-dollar development program was the thing that he'd lead with. The President was quite interested in how the newspapers and television worked. He said, "Well, I figured you'd like the billion-dollar development program

Oral history transcript, Chalmers Roberts, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

is there between someone in your job and the man who is President at any given time? Do you call him for long personal-R: It varies extensively. newspapers. It varies with Presidents, with reporters and After all, from my view, when the guy reaches the White

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