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Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on the recall of General MacArthur by President Truman. Our staff did the night work of processing every bit of the day's transcript and putting back on the desk of Senator Russell, in the morning, through Senator Johnson, questions for the next day's . session
; developing a distinction between civil and criminal contempt; LBJ’s power of persuasion; liberal criticism of the 1960 Civil Rights Bill; the Bricker Amendment; LBJ'’ legal knowledge; LBJ and reading; the McCarthy censure; LBJ’ presidential ambitions; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Mollie Parnis, interview 1 (I), 10/13/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of things. The President, he would complain to me Another time I remember he gave me his book [The Vantage Point] to read when it was in galley form. in Acapulco. at night. Again we were It was about, oh, half past ten or a quarter to eleven I was going

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

all of the work for all of his appointments and the travel and all that sort of thing and signed Marvin's name to them. They just went into night reading, or went in to the President, Jones with Marvin's name on them. Then I guess after about a year
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.

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

into that little breakfast room in The Elms with the little circular table, and we had dinner. And the only peo- ple present--I must say I've read over the years of who was there that night, and it would make enough for a grand ballroom. F: A real state dinner

Oral history transcript, Gene Latimer, interview 1 (I), 8/17/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

reading the letter from the mother he adored who never seased to tell him of her aspirations for and confidence in him. I wish those carpers who write about his "driving" people could see him as I have, driving himself late at night in such activities

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 60 (LX), 1/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

[NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- LX -- 2 We then, with all kinds of variations, basically--on the next night I sent him a cable which indicated that we had nine options

Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of comparison. ;.J: Did he spend a lot of time in personal camaraderie with the press on trips like that, long monologues or late night discussions, this type of thing? A: .iot in my presence. I think he may have with some of the regular White House

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

regularly will read and review one of the many, many, many drafts. And also, the normal complement of outside trusted advisers will be called upon. 2 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Kathy Teague and Weeze Pollei Shumate, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

in the drawer that night, counted up the gallons of gasoline that he could carry and how far he could travel, like to Tennessee because it was socked in, in Oklahoma City. She has some pilot knowledge that-- 1 LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Nell Colgin Miller, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

remember seeing Pirates of Penzance; I remember when I went back and visited her we saw that. put on The Firefly, Rudolf Friml 's The Firefly. in that. poetry. She loved it. We I remember singing She loved classical music and she adored We read Edna

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 7 (VII), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1988 INTERVIEWEE: MARY MARGARET VALENTI INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Valenti's residence in Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 V: I see—here it says, “To Middleburg with President and Mrs. Kennedy.” Do the diaries say it reads

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

I read him the text, although I probably read him the critical paragraphs --we didn't have a secure line--and told him that I was going to call the President and see what the President thought of it. Rusk said, "Well, go ahead." So I called Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Charles Fitz Baird, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

the men were wounded and six others were dead. They were reduced to throwing rocks because they had run out of grenades and just about out of ammunition, but they held out somehow through the night. And at this particular ceremony, I read the citation

Oral history transcript, Kathryn Deadrich Loney, interview 1 (I), 1/21/1965, by Douglass Cater (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] No, Miss Rebekah l~ad More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Loney--I--3 him so he was spelling and things like that. I don't think he read--I don't know she
How she met LBJ as a child; LBJ’s early speech difficulties; LBJ’s spelling and reading abilities; description of the school and number of students; Mrs. Rebekah Johnson; subsequent contacts with LBJ.

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in that kind of position. I heard that many times after this meeting, and he wanted to leave the presidency with the image of integrity in financial matters. So he gave me that mandate that night and I did move in on the committee. I spent a lot of time
for not running; early campaign planning; Jess Unruh; Robert Kennedy entering the presidential race; Larry O’Brien; Mike Mansfield; Oliver Quayle’s work on the polls; reading the 3/31/1968 speech before it was given; Krim’s arguments against LBJ’s withdrawal from

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

young man of thirty-four years of age would do. I have a letter which, just for the record and since this is going to be released down the line, I'll read. I just received it a minute ago from Bill. "Dear Harry: It hardly seems possible that in a week

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

a Roman Catholic, bringing it to your attention!" B: Do you recall who that was? H: Yes, that was Walter Jenkins, which I will later develop. senator read the letter and told Mr. Jenkins that, '~aybe So the you'd better check the writer

Oral history transcript, Henry Hall Wilson, interview 1 (I), 4/11/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

great about these red tag things. He would interrupt anything to see a red tag, so I bad confidence that he would see it. The remainder of the memos he would usually read overnight, take to his night reading, but he would read them overnight
Character of House liaison in the JFK years; a memo on Medicare on the night of the JFK assassination; LBJ-JFK relationship; the Bobby Baker affair; agendas for the weekly leadership meetings; LBJ-JFK staff relationships; LBJ seldom called

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it out, and it was still wet, but I did it again the next night. I took along a book to read, and I read line 4 on page 13 for the six weeks that I was on the road. There was one funny incident, you were talking about running out of gas. We were

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

anything- M: Yes, I was very typical, or, as it turned out, typical of the first year's fifteen Fellows and I believe also of later years. us simply read about it in the newspapers. The vast majority of Publicizing the program has 2 ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, John E. Stavast, interview 1 (I), 3/12/84, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. I, p. 23, by Ted Gittinger transcript More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Page 1 of 1 Restriction 3/12/1984 C In Reading Room, ILL copy, and pdf that will be on our website Collection Title Oral
Stavast's tactical reconnaissance pilot duties in Southeast Asia, starting in May 1967; restrictions in flying reconnaissance missions; night versus day missions; navigation and radar; Gerald Vananzi; plans to bomb communications system sites

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that argument and Hubert did get out. An interesting thing happened that night. I read the statement to Bobby Kennedy at the other Charleston hotel over the telephone. and he thanked us. About five minutes later the hotel clerk called our suite to say that Mr

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 8 (VIII), 9/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

would literally write it himself, often staying up half the night to do it. And then he'd have tremendous reactions when it would be totally rewritten as you might expect anything to be done. In contrast, when they'd ask McNamara to write a speech

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

nine o'clock at night, and that's no damn time to go house hunting ." He then related that he and Bird had bought a house out on 52nd Street, and they had stuff over there and some of the rooms were fixed up and the cook was working over there every day

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 4 (IV), 11/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

R: ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] Yes, I read this last night. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh I didn't even remember it until I read it. G

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 2 (II), 7/9/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to me, I think, is worthwhile for anyone who may be doing that in the future. B: Right. At this point I know you last night read the file of memoranda which I sent to President Johnson during the period from October, 1964 through the middle of 1966. I

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 4 (IV), 1/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Three H.G. Dulaney, John Holton, and myself, took turns about staying up all night at the hospital. One of us was there every night. This particular night I was on, and he usually would wake very early in the morning. So we were there. He said

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. GILLETTE PLACE: Mr. Busby's office, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: I arrived in Washington on the afternoon of March 16 [1948] and met with the Congressman [Johnson] for the first time about seven o'clock that night. When I was at the Kennedy

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 4 (IV), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to my initial admiration for him was his whole civil rights approach, which has been something that has been paramount as far as my own interests. And his speech the other night to the Negro government appointees epitomizes all the things that I think

Oral history transcript, Julian J. Ewell, interview 1 (I), 11/7/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] Here is what I was looking for. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Just stay there, I can read it. When I was in II Field Force and would look

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the bill that after it had passed the House it had surely gone to the Senate Labor Committee, but an objection was made to its second reading. The rules say that [when] a bill comes over from the House to the Senate, it's read twice and referred

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 59 (LIX), 1/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

be striking that very night--Thursday, March 30--and the railroad unions were free to strike on that Friday night. I guess the railroads then in their own way got some injunction that prevented the railroad strike from taking place from a small union. We got

Oral history transcript, Betty Cason Hickman, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

before you came in and I thought you should know about this." He said, "Oh," he read it, and he said, "Thank you very much," and put it in his pocket and he went on about his business. Well, I found out a 1itt le later in the day that she worked

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

red me. . Then we'd work late every night . I 4le was working on the student aid part df it then, so a lot'of times we'd be there at eleven . or twelve o'clock at night . LBJ would come by or be there and sign the payro! 1 s and . send them on i n

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler and Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that would like to have a job. I'd like for you to interview him when you get ready to hire down in Texas." him on the shoulder. LBJ told me that, that C. N. tapped So I had an interview then with LBJ and he hired me. . Then we'd work late every night

Oral history transcript, Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, interview 2 (II), 3-21-84//19, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: NADINE BRAMMER ECKHARDT INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Eckhardt's residence, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 1 G: Here we go. E: Okay. I want to start beginning with--I've been reading those notes and the layering of events during

Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the pleasure of being associated with, and I was quite close to Senator Kerr . Mrs . Kerr said, in my presence one night when I took them to the hotel after we'd been on a speaking thing, that I was closer to him than his own sons were . stop right there . F

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

there had been no previous maneuvering in that direction. H: No. F: Nothing to give you any lead. H: No. F: Did you think that the threatened liberal revolt was serious or do you From all I read and heard there was none. It came on rather suddenly

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 6 (VI), 8/18/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

little small power boats that always kind of protected around the Sequoia, as we went off. I was looking around the yacht; we had read about it, seen pictures of it. It wasn't what I would call an extravagant yacht at all. 2 LBJ Presidential Library

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 14 (XIV), 7/19/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] Jenkins -- XIV -- 3 this was coming on. J: None whatever. I noticed from reading this other people thought that he was testy and hard to get along with a day or two before. I never noticed that. G: Really? J: If he

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