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- , 1968 INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: Attorney General's Office, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Mr. Clark, may we begin with where you first met Mr. Johnson--what time and circumstances? C: Well, I don't recall
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- Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
- Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by T.H. Baker
- Ramsey Clark
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
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- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 6 (VI), 4/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
- Clark M. Clifford
- , 1969 INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: His home in Falls Church, Virginia Tape 1 of 1 B: This is a continuation of the interview with Ramsey Clark. Sir, we left the civil rights story in the summer of '65 before
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- Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
- Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 3 (III), 3/21/1969, by T.H. Baker
- Ramsey Clark
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
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- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 7 (VII), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
- Clark M. Clifford
- INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: His home in Falls Church, Virginia Tape 1 of 1 B: This is a continuation of the interview with Ramsey Clark. Sir, to start in on the whole general matter of law enforcement and what became
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- Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
- Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 5 (V), 6/3/1969, by T.H. Baker
- Ramsey Clark
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
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- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 1 (I), 3/17/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
- Clark M. Clifford
- , 1969 INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: The National Archives, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 C: The Civil Rights issues for the Department of Justice were of major importance in the early sixties. I had joined
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- Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
- Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1969, by T.H. Baker
- Ramsey Clark
- INTERVIEWEE: RAMSEY CLARK INTERVIEWER: HARRI BAKER PLACE: His home in Falls Church, Virginia Tape 1 of 1 B: This is a continuation of the interview with Ramsey Clark. Sir, last time, we carried the story up to the summer of 1966, which was another
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- Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
- Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 4 (IV), 4/16/1969, by T.H. Baker
- Ramsey Clark
Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 2 (II), 7/2/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
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- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
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- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 2 (II), 7/2/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
- Clark M. Clifford
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: TOM CLARK INTERVIEWER
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- to Supreme Court decisions; VP's interest in Ramsey Clark; JFK's appointment of Ramsey; Ramsey's work in Lands Division; reasons for retirement; comparison of administrations of FDR, HST and LBJ; charge that the Supreme Court is sociological court
- Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
- Oral history transcript, Tom C. Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
- Tom C. Clark
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
- See all online interviews with Clark M. Clifford
- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 4 (IV), 8/7/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
- Clark M. Clifford
- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
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- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 5 (V), 12/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
- Clark M. Clifford
Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 3 (III), 7/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
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- 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 INTERVIEWEE: CLARK CLIFFORD (Tape
- See all online interviews with Clark M. Clifford
- Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
- Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 3 (III), 7/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
- Clark M. Clifford
- him was in Austin. by Ed~'/ard I was introduced to him Clark, whom he later made ambassador to Australia. Shortly thereafter, I went into the army in the 36th Division. And during the race in which he lost to [W. ~ee] O'Daniel, he had it won
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 13 (XIII), 9/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette
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- ; Arthur Goldberg's resignation from the Supreme Court and appointment as United Nations (UN) ambassador; Adlai Stevenson as UN ambassador; Abe Fortas' appointment to the Supreme Court; Lyndon Johnson's (LBJ) relationships with Abe Fortas and Clark Clifford
- LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: CLARK W. THOMPSON INTERVIEWER: DAVID G. McCOMB More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
- See all online interviews with Clark W. Thompson & Libbie Moody Thompson
- Thompson, Clark W.
- Oral history transcript, Clark W. Thompson and Libbie Moody Thompson, interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by David G. McComb
- Clark W. Thompson
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- and never understand, Ed Clark decided he Judge. As you and I knm·" a judge, but he did. at that time ~·las ~vanted to be a Federal Ed Clark--I can't imagine him wanting to be So there were a lot of conversatio~s. Commissioner General of Hemisfair
- would. Mr. Clark didn't; he didn't consult anyone because he thought he was the only man who knew anything about who should be appointed. But when the White House would get these appointments, they'd go directly to me, knowing it would be futile
- ; problems with Interior Department; shift to Civil Division; Pure and Union Oil; critical of Ramsey Clark as Attorney General; LBJ’s difficulties with Establishment press; missile/satellite program investigation; LBJ’s neglect of functions as leader
- of--was it the Dallas News? G: Well, or the Times Herald. B: Times Herald, yes, Times Herald. G: Tom Clark was there, too, I think. 8 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
- approaching different campaigns for me to participate, but anything I did to more or less clear or discuss with a man named Robert L. Clark. Robert Clark was a brother of Justice Tom Clark. Robert Clark had been an attorney in Dallas for many years
- , but there wasn't anything I could do about it. I was a little out of my class. I made a speech for Lyndon when he was running for the Senate, I guess, on radio. I think he appreciated that, too. Old Clark wanted to read the speech, and I said, "Hell, no. If I'm
- ; Ed Clark; Texas businessmen who were friends with LBJ; Nash's opinion of Lady Bird Johnson.
- made President Johnson doubt loyalty? K: No. Because he was replaced by Ramsey Clark, who had served in the Justice Department under Robert Kennedy and had achieved a position of considerable significance and importance at that time, too. I hadn't
- Clark as attorneys general; the so-called Kennedy and Johnson camps; Edward Kennedy's work on the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare; Senator Ralph Yarborough; former senators as presidents.
- : Did you know Mr. [Nicholas de B.) Katzenbach or Mr. [Ramsey) Clark? M: I had met Mr. Clark on the occasion of his giving a commencement address at the University of Denver in June 1967. I am sure that my appointment here stems more from my
- of position. M: You say the one in 1967 went according to form. Did the people in the government realize how the one in 1968 was going to change when you called it? B: No. I think Clark Clifford, who told me was the one who instigated it, was just hoping
- Ball Vietnam memoranda to LBJ; Aceson-Ball plan; senior advisory group (the Wise Men); Clark Clifford as a "dove;" U.S. European policy; Multilateral Force (MLF); Adenauer; DeGaulle; NATO; balance of payments; Dominican Republic; Ball's resignation
- to love to tell a story about Senator Clark. I think it was Bennett Clark, who was the son of Champ Clark, who happened to take 2 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits
- -nine years old. I was born June 10, 1920. G: I understand that after law school you went to work with Everett Looney and Ed Clark in that law firm. T: Yes. When I was a freshman in law school--I don't know how much of this you want--one of my
- to the University of Texas and did my undergraduate work, and my lau degree from the University of Texas. Upon graduation I went to Washington and served for a year as law clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court to Mr. Justice Tom Clark. F: Had you knmvu him previously
- Working for U.S. Justice Tom Clark; working for Governor John Connally; increasing the pension for widows of Supreme Court Justices; Ralph Yarborough; Congressional delegation luncheons; pre-presidential interaction with LBJ; JFK’s assassination
- in the Attorney General's office, did you work with? J: .· Particularly Ramsey:Clark.· Well, even .before that of course when Bobby Kennedy was attorney general, and then Mr. ·Katzenbach, and .then Mr. Ramsey Clark. Of course, Mr. Clark was attorney general kind
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 6 (VI), 7/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
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- that I thought would be good, important, for the record. G: I don't know when I'll release it. You mentioned that you would probably want to restrict these things [you say] today. J: Now, you see, you're not familiar with the feud between Ed Clark
- : No. That's when he was Vice President. No. My contacts with the higher ups were directly with President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and their entourage. B: Another civil rights legislation was proposed in'63--the Celler-Clark bill. There was some
- that when I met him. F: How did you get past the Eastland roadblock? H: Every black did. I could now answer that in terms of the political maneuvering which took place. Senator [Frank] Clark, who was a Philadelphia senator, claims that he worked it out
- relationship with Attorney General Clark and Fred Vinson. We had occasion to work with them a good deal during the Poor People's Campaign, and during the demonstrations of one kind or another in many tense situations. Because the attorney general
- new major policy decisions made that affected the department. B: But this is only a natural development. During these years in which there were three Attorney Generals--from Robert Kennedy to Nicholas Katzenbach to Ramsey Clark--did there occur under
- their specified shelters. They put up a few up on the east end of the encampment, going beyond the limits of their assigned perimeters. This is one of the points of contention that I had with [Frank] Reeves and [Leroy] Clarke, their attorneys, because
- York Puerto Ricans on the grounds of the Washington Monument; SCLC lawyers Frank Reeves and Leroy Clarke; Coretta Scott King; Walter Washington's response to Martin Luther King's death; Ramsey Clark, Stephen Pollak, Fred Vinson, Jr., Matthew Nimetz
- Califano, to get me to accept the city council chairmanship, from Ramsey Clark. I counseled with him and with Barefoot Sanders and said, "Look, I've done my duty here. think it's the right move." I'm a lawyer. I just don't I particularly thought
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 5 (V), 5/10/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- : Also early in 1943 Tom Clark was appointed assistant attorney general in charge of anti-trust. Do you think that LBJ was influential in that appointment? R: Yes, I know damn well he was. G: Tell me about that. R: Tom Clark's older brother
- Can’t Do It Club; extension of the Selective Service Act; Rowe’s getting in to the Navy; Lady Bird’s work in the office; Tom Clark; KTBC; Eugene Cox incident; Brown and Root tax case; Hardy Hollers; tideland legislation; Leland Olds appointment; natural
- with them on the approach to the substantive problems in the negotiation. G: Do you recall Clifford's view during this period? K: Yes. Clark Clifford started his tenure as secretary of defense as--for lack of a better way of saying--as a real hawk
- Failed tax increases; Wilbur Mills; 1968 primaries; Bobby Kennedy entering the 1968 presidential race; the Tet offensive and negotiating with the North Vietnamese; Clark Clifford; bombing halts; Monsignor Paul Marcinkus visiting LBJ at the Ranch
- . Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh McPherson -- Interview V, Tape 1 -- 2 attorneys and assistant attorneys throughout the country. Ramsey Clark and Nick
- White House reaction to Watts riots; LBJ’s speech to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission regarding rioters; Clark group’s report on Watts; LBJ-HHH relationship; Roger Wilkins; death of MLK; LBJ’s feelings about MLK; Louis Martin; Detroit
- with my appointment were with the Attorney Genera 1 \vho telephoned ne perhaps as much as a month before the fifteenth of June and there began a series of conversations between us. B: Sir, the Attorney General called--this was Ramsey Clark at this time
Oral history transcript, Gerri Whittington, interview 2 (II), 7/18/1990, by Michael L. Gillette
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- was at the White House with his family. Attorney General Clark was there. What was his first name? G: Ramsey. W: Attorney General Ramsey Clark was there. I remember we took some pictures. And Jet wrote a long article about that, Jet magazine. 8 LBJ