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Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Harriman. G: I guess Harriman especially had had a good deal of experience with the Soviet Union. I wonder if this was a factor. B: Well, any president, when they're looking for a personal envoy, will tend to go to the Averell Harrimans or the Clark
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, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 2 (II), 4/6/1983-4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • probably was of great importance to him. G: Do you think that had anything to do with his decision to have Ed Clark ambassador to Australia? B: Probably. I mean, it would make sense. But again, I don't have any feel for that. I didn't go with him
Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 3 (III), 5/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . And nobody else could pick up on that line. G: Really. Were there any lines to anyone other than, say, White House staffers? B: Not that I know of. G: Was there one for Dean Rusk, say, or Robert McNamara or Clark Clifford? B: No, the PLs in the office