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Oral history transcript, Solis Horwitz, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh HORWITZ -- I -- 15 f4: What about Mr. [Clark] Clifford? H: I really don't know. You see, I don't know when Johnson and Clifford became close. See, I had known

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 2 (II), 1/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that the conversations of the task force and the bill drafting were not including any domestic peace corps. I was also aware that my friend, Norbert Schlei, the legal counsel, and his staff--Sol Lindenbaum, who later became Ramsey Clark's executive assistant, and John

Oral history transcript, Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1967, by Mary Walton Livingston (Item)

by a great friend of mine named Clark Foreman fran Atlanta. His mother was a Howell and the Howells owned the Atlanta Constitution; that was the family background. He had came up here originally as an authority on the race issue and to give Negroes equal

Oral history transcript, Reynaldo G. Garza, interview 1 (I), 12/2/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

for appointment the next day--Lyndon was vice president then-he called me at the Justice Department. Ramsey Clark and I met him, and he took us over to his office. He had a file there that surprised me, because he had a file with every letter that I had ever

Oral history transcript, Keith Waller, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in Austin, that President Johnson sent a crony to Canberra, Ambassador Edward Clark. There's a counter- LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ
Clark; meeting with LBJ.

Oral history transcript, Eugene B. Germany, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

we better get--and Bill McGraw was the man that was running and we didn't either one like Mr. McGraw's politics very much. He and I were real close personal friends, but I thought he was too close to Bill Clark. Bill Clark was Tom Clark's brother

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Shoumatoff, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

it was finished it was considered good, so they kept it for the White House. That was the beginning. Then, shortly, well, anyway, the whole project regarding President and Mrs. Johnson's portrait started that fall. I was contacted by Mr. Clark Clifford and we
and locations of sittings, comparison of FDR’s and LBJ’s behavior during sittings; visits to LBJ Ranch; Clark Clifford’s involvement in Mrs. Johnson’s portrait; how Shoumatoff found out that a portrait she painted would be used for a stamp.

Oral history transcript, Edward M. Kennedy, interview 2 (II), 11/13/69, by by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with Attorneys General Katzenbach and Clark, both of whom were appointed by the President, and we were deeply interested in having a strong working relationship with them, and in terms you might say of working with the administration. But there was no exchange

Oral history transcript, Ashbrook P. Bryant, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have this thing kicking around," and he turned it over to the Attorney General, who was then [Francis] Biddle. The assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division, or the Antitrust Division or whatever it was, was Tom Clark from Texas

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

gone over that--very well. He did not attribute the coolness so much to Truman as he did to some of the staff, and particularly Clark Clifford. I'm digressing from your question, but even when I got here, I asked him--this was in March of 1948--why

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 4 (IV), 4/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. There were a number of Cabinet members around the table, Clark Clifford was there, Abe Fortas was there, and I'm sure Larry OrBrien was there. And a number of other such people, to talk specifically about the poverty program. The one thing every person

Oral history transcript, Gould Lincoln, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

about his close friend, Clark Clifford? L: Employed on the door? Do you know of that relationship? I only know that he knew Clark Clifford because Clark Clifford was in and out of the White House and the Capitol a great deal. been a great friend
First newspaper interview with LBJ in 1933; LBJ’s relationship with FDR and Rayburn; Carl Vinson; Clark Clifford; 1924, 1956 and 1968 Democratic conventions; LBJ’s techniques; civil rights legislation; Home Rule for D.C.; LBJ’s relationship

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

or not Ramsey Clark always knew what he was dOing, I don't know, but he was also aiding and abetting the enemy. As far as the people who chose to believe we were bombing civilian targets, all they would have had to do, and some of them did do this, [is] avail
Initial involvement with Vietnam; flying missions into Southeast Asia; views on the war; a military professional; service as commanding officer of the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron; controversy about bombings; opinion of Ramsey Clark and Jane Fonda

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 1 (I), 1/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

February 21, 1965 to be Assistant Deputy Attorney General over at the Justice Department; Ramsey Clark had been named by the President to be Deputy Attorney General and I was one of two Assistant Deputies. And I served there mainly doing Congres- sional
saying he killed JFK as a part of a Communist conspiracy; Jim Bowey; Henry Wade; Jack Miller; Waggoner Carr; Tim Timmons; Appointment as Assistant Deputy to Ramsey Clark; Presidential appointments to federal courts; Morrissey; Appointment to Assistant

Oral history transcript, William Friday, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1987, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

got Clark Kerr to validate. So the sequence is there, you see. T: I may want to ask you a little more about that because I think when I was in California I had a chance to interview Mr. Clark and also Thomas Pettigrew. F: Yes, Tommy was on our group

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 3 (III), 1/30/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: The Civil Rights Division through October of 1967 was focused most primarily on the South and the border states. In 1967, at the urging of Ramsey Clark, the division was reorganized, and the largest percentage of its resources was thereafter committed

Oral history transcript, James W. Wilson, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

were to debate the changes, which they supported anyway_ The judges were--well the President was the judge--but the spectators were the President and Clark Clifford and some Texas friend of the President's, a college professor down there, I believe

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

more than any other cabinet officer. The remarkable thing, in his heart of hearts, I think he probably really admired Ramsey Clark. F: Ramsey gave him some real trouble though, didn't he? J: Nixon in 1968 had some very vile things to say about

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

, along with others who then came to assist me. I recall that Ramsey Clark, assistant attorney general, Lands Division, joined me in maintaining the communications. We had an open line with Lou Oberdorfer, assistant attorney general in charge at the Tax

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 4 (IV), 2/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the Republicans or the Democrats? All in all it boxed him in, but then no one has ever said the Russians were dumb. G: Who did he lean on for advice on this crisis? B: Clark Clifford. It seems to me that this is about the time that Clifford starts showing up
consulting with Clark Clifford; transition activities the last two months of LBJ's administration; miscommunications between LBJ and Nixon and their staffs; Henry Kissinger's criticism of LBJ's foreign policy; Nelson Rockefeller; LBJ's frustration

Oral history transcript, Ernest W. McFarland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Clark Clifford ,,]hen I came back, I said: "i.Jell, Clark, you know our people are doing a ,vander ful job over there in my judgment. I ,vent into te levision business out there, and I got them to let me go down in the Delta and LBJ Presidential

Oral history transcript, June White, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Fortas and very much on Clark Clifford . That was my impression . G: Did he seek primarily legal advice from them? Was it of a legal nature, or was it often times generally . . . � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Thurgood Marshall, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. We found out you can't take a breather. If you do, that other guy will run you ragged. Let me tell you about my appointment to the Supreme Court. I was sitting in my office, and it was about, I guess, ten o'clock in the morning. Ramsey Clark called

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

Clark became assistant attorney general of the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department. In his interview I think he indicated that LBJ had 15 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library
in the navy after Pearl Harbor; the U.S. government leasing Camp Mystic in Texas to use as a rehabilitation and recovery camp 1943-1945; Tom Clark's position as assistant attorney general; KTBC station managers; celebrities at a bond rally LBJ organized; LBJ's

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 23 (XXIII), 9/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a secret understanding with the CIO [Congress of Industrial Organizations]. Lyndon spent a lot of time in Dallas. I went to a tea there. I believe that was the time that Mrs. Barefoot Sanders, Jan Sanders, gave one for us, and Tom Clark's--I cannot remember

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 1 a (I), 10/22/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: Well, I got a call from the President actually. I was out of town. And when I got back to town, I learned that the President wanted to speak to me. And the next call I got was either from Nick [Nicholas de B.] Katzenbach or Ramsey Clark--I don't

Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 4 (IV), 1/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

. government. I think much progress was made in perfecting the organization of the Defense Department in previous administrations. I think Mr. [Robert] McNamara contributed substantially to further improving the organization. And I think during Mr. [Clark
The organization of the Department of Defense and its relationship to the president and his advisers in decision-making; delegation of authority within the Department of Defense; comparing Clark Clifford to Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense

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

a minimum number of big meetings. What you did was meet in the Policy Committee, and you had somebody that you could deal with, like Hubert Humphrey, in there. Or you could meet with Hubert privately and say, "Why don't you go tell Paul Douglas or Joe Clark

Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 3 (III), 10/12/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] David. We stopped to pick up Dean Rusk and Clark Clifford. I told them this story, I was quite amused by it. They told this to the President at breakfast. The President: "Who slipped up on that? I told them to put Ellsworth in the White House." So I said

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

, Ramsey Clark? R: I don't think you could separate them. I think Ramsey Clark had instructions from Johnson as to how he was to behave, and I think that this was not difficult for Ramsey Clark to do because he wanted to behave. B: Then there's

Oral history transcript, Leverett Saltonstall, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert J. Smith, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there at the violaters. NP~ Through that I was doing and particularly in respect of Robert H. Clark, younger brother of Tom Clark, was the general counsel and I was working for him. But it was very inter- esting to me because it helped me to get some experience

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

to go over and have a casual luncheon with him. I was over there after the Vietnam thing. with General [Bruce] Clark. I went over to Vietnam And Ted Connell, who sort of acted as a self-appointed sergeant major to Johnson all the time, in any event

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 7 (VII), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. As a matter of fact, I can say to you that when Ramsey Clark filed the major cases against IBM and I guess one other major antitrust case in the last days of the administration, I would say that that was done as a surprise. We never even knew about it, which
and the press; LBJ's perception of press coverage; finding a public relations consultant for LBJ; LBJ's problems with television appearances; Mary Wells' speech-writing; LBJ's editing skills; Ramsey Clark and the Watts riots; LBJ's views on wiretapping; LBJ

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 7 (VII), 5/9/1997, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

., Mike and Helen Casey, George Christian, Henry Cisneros, Charlie Clark [?], Bill Clinton, Howard Coble, John Connally, Lucille Connally, Tom Connally, Bonnie Cory [?], Jean and Emile Coughlin [?], Larry Craig, Walter Cronkite, Harry Crozier, Price Daniel

Oral history transcript, David S. Black, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 2 (II), 6/12/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

got there. The Presi- dent was obviously farailiar "ith my relationship "lith Tom C1[;.rk, and therefore, assumed I Has on a good relationship basis ,-lith Ramsey Clark, as I 'vas. About the only basic responsibility he initially told r::e about

Oral history transcript, Earle Wheeler, interview 2 (II), 5/7/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

ceiling 549,500. Then, I flew out to Clark .L\ir Force Base in the Phi 11 i ppi nes on the bJenty;;.fourth of f\1a rch, and I met with General Westmoreland and discussed this whole thing with him most of one night. LBJ Presidential Library http

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