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Oral history transcript, Gene Latimer, interview 2 (II), 10/5/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was very involved. He would never talk about anything that he wasn't completely involved in, or it wasn't worth talking about, regardless of what the subject was. His mother--you know, a lot of people have such ridiculous ideas about his mother. His

Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on the campaign from the standpoint of the opposition. it anywhere for some reason. I never did submit I ran across it in some files recently. It gives a pretty detailed picture of the campaign. B: That would be worth M: Yes. keeping~- In fact I think I

Oral history transcript, David K.E. Bruce, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, James E. Webb, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 5 (V), 3/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was based on racial prejudice, that the Vietnamese as a race were not worth fighting for? J: That rings a bell. Where'd you get that? Just off the top of your head? G: No, I guess it's something that-- J: That rings a bell, that Fulbright was very

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, and coming down the line was a three-star general who was making the apologies to Tyler. He was so sorry that General Ridgway couldn't be there. B: I hope Mr. Abell had the presence of mind to make an appropriate comment. A: He just was panicked when he

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Bundy -- II -- 5 simply tell the generals what they ought to do, that for different reasons both General [Dwight] Eisenhower, because he had more stars than they did, and Mr. [Harry] Truman, because he just didn't give a damn

Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

who was going to give the main talk that night. Martin Luther King won, and I remember his wife sang the 'Star Spangled Banner" because I sat next to her that night at the dmnner, and President Johnson on the other side of her. But while waiting

Oral history transcript, Anna Rosenberg Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

no manpower. We had a reserve system which wasn't worth two cents. By the time you called up a reserve unit, the men were all too fat and too old, or had developed diseases, or were in important positions. When we called up the National Guard, why, we had

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 3 (III), 8/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

kept us there for over an hour. He kept the Security Council waiting outside, standing for this entire period. It was so embarrassing when they came in and we went out. There were more stars on these generals and admirals and Rusk and everybody

Oral history transcript, Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr., interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

asked and could not, for one reason or another, take it . I know that Larry Kuter, who was a three-star general at the time was asked to take it, but they had a little difficulty because the Congress, I believe, wasn't willing to continue his military

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Douglas Pike, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

back to the U.S. and went to work for the Washington Star. I was recruited for the Foreign Service by letter. Foreign Service officers were asked for names of people they thought might be interested in joining. When I went into the Foreign Service I

Oral history transcript, Marjorie Lawson, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was a good persuader. G: What was his role in the St. Louis meeting, do you recall? You were there. L: No, I don't. I was there. I think it really was to say, "Here I am; I'm the vice president and this is my program and I'm pushing it for all I'm worth

Oral history transcript, Hugh Gardner Ackley, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was a chance to really do something good, and I think we persuaded him that this was worth considering. So he said, "Before we make any decision, I want you to go up and talk to Patman." So I took Art Okun with me, and we went up and talked with Patman

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the space program? Can you recall the genesis of the--? B: I think once the Russians had proven to the world that they had been able to send a man into space, it shocked the living hell out of us. look back now today, I don't know whether it's worth

Oral history transcript, Melvin C. Winters, interview 2 (II), 2/25/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. W: Yes, McArthur made an impression on him, I know that. I remember that. He thought he was very capable. G: Of course, McArthur gave him the Silver Star for something he did on that trip. Well now, during the war, what kind of contracting were

Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins, interview 1 (I), 5/11/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

or But there was a telegram that I'm sure wasn't from the President, but it carded the Presidential imprimatur so to speak. EG: While he was working in Kleberg's office, are there any anecdotes or stories which particularly illustrate what he was like during that period

Oral history transcript, Dorothy H. Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

and the purchasing arrangements that would give the Vietnamese farmers the incentive to produce for all they were worth. This may have been an academic argument, I don't know. Some day I think there will be--I hope there will be--a very interesting story written

Oral history transcript, John E. Lyle, Jr., interview 1 (I), 4/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Eugene McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Now they can just manipulate it and play around and act silly. But at that time it was looked upon, as the Texans say, you're up to the lick log. I think that's the way he looked at it, it was part physical challenge and he thought it was worth

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 1 (I), 11/25/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

: Then when the thing broke in the press 11m told by friends over at the White House that telegrams and letters kept coming in, and I LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID

Oral history transcript, Harold H. Saunders, interview 1 (I), 9/15/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

be interested to go back and read a couple of the telegrams that I sent to Walt at that time, or even a trip report that I did when I came home. I think it would have reflected increased tension, things not going well, but I don't think you would have seen

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and put a little note on it pointing out quite clearly this special problem we had with the Saudis. And it was a nine page letter with only a page, or maybe even a couple of paragraphs, worth of substance. It was not a very important matter. in, saying

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 2 (II), 12/21/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

the preceding administrations it is pretty clear that the star of the council had fallen, especially after Arthur Burns left. And one of the things I had to do during the early days of the Kennedy Administration was to get the council re-established

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

chairmen? O: Yes. You know, we've touched on the Vice President's role, but I think it's worth considering it again, because I'm trying to be as objective as I can and I'm paying the price 7 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

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

/oh Stavast -- I -- 8 G: Okay. Did you ever get any feedback on your missions? Did they ever tell you whether you'd gotten great stuff or terrible-- S: Oh, yes. I was aware of my first Silver Star before I got shot down for a mission that we'd

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

in the foreign He came from a good family of academics in California and tried to run his embassy and so forth that way, so very much so that the foreign service could give him gold stars after his name every day. We were very close in discussing things LBJ

Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Ike had his heart attack out in Colorado. It might be worth checking on this--of course I don't know with certainty, but it's my understanding that there was a letter written to Johnson by Ike, who was then in Colorado, who left it unsigned, because

Oral history transcript, Peter Braestrup, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

an audience just worked against calm, dispassionate reporting. I shared a house in Saigon with Murray Fromson of CBS, a very able guy who'd been in Stars and Stripes in Korea, and a print guy originally. He was an old Asia hand. But his experience didn't

Oral history transcript, John Peter Flynn, interview 1 (I), 12/19/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

at Williams Air Force Base. P-80s. That was going to be the official air force jet, Shooting Stars. So I was sitting on the front edge of history again, being a young guy--I wasn't the flight commander; we had a bunch of old guys, captains and majors

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of the President's, Harry Jersig, who was then a great, very successful man, who owns something called the Lone Star Brewery. But he told me that as a young man--he was age twenty-two and the President was sixteen, there was that much difference between them--he

Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

for 3 1/2 years, and I came home--came horne to Washington as a matter of fact. M: And you won a Silver Star? P: Yes. My skipper was awarded the Medal of Honor for one of our patrols. President Truman decorated him on the White House grounds

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 21 (XXI), 8/10/1981-8/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as they'd been. We did enlarge the upstairs for the benefit of somebody, I think maybe it was Warren Woodward. And the long succession, the roster of people who had lived in Dillman, would be a star-studded list. Lots of our best friends of course, beginning

Oral history transcript, M. J. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1984, by Roland B. Hayes (Item)

later. This was dated on August 15, 1967, and it's--we sent a telegram commending President Johnson for appointing Clifford L. Alexander as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. You see, these are the kind of things that Lyndon

Oral history transcript, Raul Castro, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 2 (II), 12/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

come, you have no secretary. You've got the problem first, when So the question is what do you do about that. So I borrowed a young lady from the correspondence pool to take care of the congratulatory telegrams and the letters and all the junk

Oral history transcript, Clarence Mitchell, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Mitchell -- Interview I -- 7 and asked me if I would agree to say that we shouldn't press for this bill. I wouldn't make that agreement but then some people over at the White House got out a lot of telegrams to Negro leaders all over the country telling

Oral history transcript, James Adler, interview 1 (I), 2/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

or resources behind them like a Litton did. I was not particularly happy with Litton's proposal in its various drafts. Finally Litton sent President Johnson a telegram, which I think was several feet in length, protesting the improper treatment that they felt

Oral history transcript, John P. Roche, interview 1 (I), 7/16/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Roche -- I -- 23 they didn't care if we got out. They weren't going to help; they didn't think it was worth