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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 3 (III), 7/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with the guidance we were getting from Ackley's numbers, that actually stopped the [steel] strike and settled the dispute. I would meet with Goldberg and Clifford over in the military aide's office in the East Wing of the White House because we wanted to be sure

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 36 (XXXVI), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, he really was incredible. He then talks to me. This is one of those rambling phone conversations about the Panamanians and the people in Panama taking to the streets. Get the aid bill changed. (Laughter) G: What is bothering him, then? C: I don't

Oral history transcript, Robert N. Ginsburgh, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Ginsburgh --I --13 G: I think his military aide's position started off that way

Oral history transcript, Adrian S. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Jim for advice as to how to do certain things. Because Jim had an understanding, among my friends, of Capitol Hill that was unmatched. M: Being a Presidential aide helps in that, doesn't it? F: Yes, it did. And part of my responsibility as general

Oral history transcript, Charles P. Little, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. aid. That was primarily when the program was student Of course we continued to have it, too, but the work project program didn't come into being until near the end of 1935 and the beginning of 1936. So somewhere in those months after the work

Oral history transcript, Edward G. Lansdale, interview 2 (II), 9/15/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

with that program, but he tried very earnestly to do it. I would aid and abet as I could when I would see Diem and bring the subject up. I sent some of my people at the time up around the tribes to sort of ascertain what their feelings were and so on. I wasn't

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 3 (III), 10/30/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Virginia; O'Brien's work with Paul Douglas; temporary unemployment compensation legislation; O'Brien's contact with Harry Byrd and the Senate Finance Committee; the difference between a teller vote and a roll call; aid for dependent children; Medicare

Oral history transcript, Boisfeuillet Jones, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, and we shouldn't invite opposition when we know we're going to have it if we try to get this through without these provisions." I think, as I recall, one of them had to do with grants in aid to medical students in need, but not financially support

Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

by building upon federal grants and aid for Social Security, he opened the door to the whole federal-state relationship which is now so diverse and so embedded. We would have a different political system today in my opinion if Franklin D. Roosevelt had made

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 3 (III), 2/27/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of peo p e won' t agr e e wi t h chat . I ' afr aid t hou h, cha t peopl e who say tha t is n ' t so may be le t t heir prej udic e s ge t ahe ad of thei r commo n sens e on the t hi ng, because he did have ene mies vithin th e White House. He had a l

Oral history transcript, Melville Bell Grosvenor, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

~st geography~ [He lId be delighted to." And as I remember, I said, "If have one of your aides call me when you're going to make a trip that you think would be suitable." way it came up. As I remember, that's the Then we got a call from one

Oral history transcript, Robinson Risner, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

or on the same frequency with the Vietnamese, you can put them in one of those categories. I am not able to always categor- ize them immediately, but we had some people over there like Jane Fonda who was aiding and abetting the enemy. And whether

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

Oral history transcript, William DePuy, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

was the ADC [aide de camp?] of the Eighth Division, knew me and worked with me on a couple of exercises, and he was brought back from Europe to be the special assistant to the secretary and the chief, I think, for counterinsurgency. The reason was that, you

Oral history transcript, Robert M. Montague, interview 2 (II), 11/5/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

adequately represented and there was even some representation of the popular forces. We had an AID [Agency for International Development] representative, and a USIA [U.S. Information Agency] representative; there was a CIA person. So there was an effort made
Assistance Command, Vietnam]; Komer's aide, David Pabst.

Oral history transcript, James M. Quigley, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

, in contrast, I served under Tony [Anthony] Celebrezze as Secretary. Tony wanted to be involved in the day-to-day operations of the department. He didn't care whether the President decided to be for federal aid to public schools, or federal aid to parochial

Oral history transcript, Rodney Borum, interview 1 (I), 10/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

or- B: This might . Now, however, we work closely with AID in their programs . P: How do you mean? B: Well, when some of our senior professions serve on the various boards that determine how their operations are to be conducted . For example

Oral history transcript, Edward P. Cliff, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Works Committee on the Federal Aid Highway Bill. This was the time when the Interstate System was being proposed. Senator Gore was one of the principal. F: This was during the Eisenhower Administration. C: When President Johnson was the Majority

Oral history transcript, Keyes Beech, interview 2 (II), 5/30/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, well, very often in Saigon, regardless of who was the ambassador, the man that most Vietnamese were interested in was the head of the AID mission, he had the goodies to hand out . end run around of the And they were always trying to do

Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 3 (III), 1/17/89, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in preserving the weak ones and the Oriental has--our future depends on the strong ones. G: I wanted to ask you next about the Free China Fund that you set up for aiding refugees. J: Yes. We set it up. It was really called Committee for a Million. We got
public on Vietnam to gain support; Judd's opinion on how America has treated Native Americans and other minorities throughout history; why it is unwise to give newly independent countries too much aid and/or full United Nations status; a 1946 bill Judd

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 3 (III), 3/25/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that I got into that Johnson--although I guess everything was in a trust, but you still take an interest in what you own; you don't just turn it loose. G: Well, Walter Jenkins was generally recognized as the person who handled that-- J: Correct. G

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 15 (XV), 1/4/1980-1/5/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and functioning. John, I believe--John Connally, I think, had already left or left right soon. At any rate, it was obvious he wasn't going to be there because he was going to have active duty with the navy. And although Walter [Jenkins] would be there maybe

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 41 (XLI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

used to say, "And he never gave me bad guidance." M: With George Reedy, Bill Moyers, Walter Jenkins, and Horace Busby, that's a powerful foursome that he had-- J: Wasn't it though? It was a marvelous team that we had around us. It was great that we

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 2 (II), 3/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in Virginia at the Graystone Inn [?], which I think is still there but which was a favorite Capitol Hill diversion at that time. And I got called. I knew that it had to be Jenkins, and he asked both of us to return to the office as soon as possible, and he

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 7 (VII), 12/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

will tell you when you can shoot more pictures. No more flash." Johnson told me aboard the plane. We took off, he said, "I've never been more proud of one of my men in my life." He just felt he was always surrounded by people like Walter Jenkins or somebody

Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

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://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 20 a call from Walter Jenkins

Oral history transcript, Donald S. Thomas, interview 3 (III), 3/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

seven shares. All of which could be reclaimed, recalled, by vote of three people, which included Walter Jenkins, and Walter had seven shares, or maybe he had ten shares. I don't know but that was about the time of television. ownerships in. 1955

Oral history transcript, Charles F. Herring, interview 2 (II), 10/24/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

Jenkins and others over the years when they were beginning their careers in Washington. It was an interesting experience to live with the Congressman for many reasons. One was, I suppose, that you met a lot of important people in this country

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, Mary Rather, interview 5 (V), 9/9/1982-9/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have very much knowledge of what the Naval Affairs Committee did, because I was mostly so busy just trying to keep up with the things from the Tenth District. But Walter [Jenkins] did work as much as possible, not on the 5 LBJ Presidential Library

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

Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 13 inside and say, "I'm backing you up but don't do it that way again!" But he had this for Walter [Jenkins], and I

Oral history transcript, Frank Stanton, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and persuasive in small groups. S: Oh, fantastic. The first time that the Business Council met in Washington, which it used to do in those days on a monthly basis, or almost on a monthly basis, I got Walter Jenkins-(Interruption) The Business Council used

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 33 (XXXIII), 9/4/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of them real well. And Mrs. Ed Cape and Max Starcke of the electric co-ops. Our canasta games with supper continued with the Thornberrys and Jenkins, Mary Rather taking over sometime. Clark Clifford had some wonderful dinners in his backyard, one of them

Oral history transcript, Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

or May 1964 to become the head of community action. Jack had been Bob Weaver's deputy at HHFA and we knew and liked each other. Within a month of the time Jack had been selected, he told Dick Boone and me that he wanted us to be his principal aides

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 5 (V), 12/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of fighting, going to the aid of Israel in this case and fighting two wars at once? C: Certainly not while I was there. I don't know what the planning was before, but I was never told to get ready for it. And I was unalterably opposed to it. I wouldn't have

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 5 (V), 7/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the foreign visitors came primarily to establish a better relationship with President Johnson, and many of them came with the idea of getting some aid for some purpose. So, frequently it was a case of them wanting to express themselves as being friends

Oral history transcript, Harold W. Horowitz, interview 1 (I), 2/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Horowitz -- I -- 21 know. There was legal aid before, benign in what it did. voluntary charity, relatively And then there were legal services programs which OEO funded, and it was a different view

Oral history transcript, Joe W. Fleming II, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

and the state offices addressed to the problem of development and the creation of employment and improving the economy, began to recognize that some larger solutions were going to be needed, that these Band-Aids, these individual projects, just didn't change

Oral history transcript, Dwight A. Ink, interview 1 (I), 2/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

I saw of Johnson. But I stress--I wasn't around any of the three enough to really establish a pattern. Now he was very short with aides. In front of small groups he could be devastating in how he referred to some of his aides. LBJ Presidential

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