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  • she was, how she tried to make you feel at home . the house well . room . I can remember I think Lynda Bird was there ; we went up to her There were about maybe twelve Senate wives . food we had . I remember the I know a really nice black lady
  • knowing that I was going to get a telephone call from him and that I had to get my point home about the Boston Naval Yard, which was in my congressional district . I knew that, getting to him, he understood politics and he was a very easy guy to talk
  • anti-Johnson Phil Graham took me. I have a wonderful picture at home of Phil--he must have had a photographer following him because obviously the Post photographer wasn't following me--I have a wonderful picture on my wall at home of Phil Graham
  • , and I was too, and the three of us would meet when he'd come home from Congress and talk about the needs of the world, especially the United States what to do to improve it . We had these academic talks and discussions for hours on end . M: What
  • with ourselves. But it was very dreary and she felt--and I think everyone felt--not at all at home, and very sad. Then we met from time to time, and of course, I supported them in the campaign in 1964. late her. Then after the campaign was over I called
  • because Johnson didn't like to go over on the Senate side of the Capitol, furthermore the difference in ages and the father-son relationship. Johnson felt at home on the House side; he'd been a House member for many years, so it was more natural I think
  • that? I started the study on Panama in 1958 and when I came home I was convinced that we were in for serious trouble. So I submitted to the Secretary of State a series of recommendations--higher wages for the Panamanians, the purchase of supplies