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Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • from General Taylor, now chief of staff, U.S. Army. He wanted to know if there was any cogent reason why I shouldn't go to South Vietnam to relieve, or to replace General Mike, or Iron Mike, O'Daniel. G: Excuse me, sir, you called him Iron Mike. H
  • Biographical information; history of U.S. activities in South Vietnam; assignment to Vietnam; Korea; Kumsong salient; Mike O’Daniel; MAAG in Vietnam; 1955 relations with the French; Edward Lansdale; early political-military situation; religious
Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . Are you going to run for office? H: No. I toyed with it. F: I'm not trying to put you on the spot. H: I thought of it at one time when Mike Mansfield said he was going to make this his last term. But since then Mike has said that he's not going
Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • on military strength, he was always a very strong supporter of a strong United States Armed Forces and of strong military alliances, and in fact was one of the chief persons in the Senate at the time there was serious effort led by Senator [Mike] Mansfield--I
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Waldron, interview 2 (II), 2/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • were asked to--I think he even did Mr. [Mike] Mansfield this take majority leader. way in convincing him to As I understand it, Mr. Mansfield did not want that job and the President just appealed that, "You've got to serve your country." How often
Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • a filibuster, and that stopped us because the Democratic leader Mansfield would not try to break the filibuster. You see, the way you break the filibuster is by meeting around the clock, just keep on meeting, and Mansfield absolutely refused to do
Oral history transcript, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • there, and then we had a little ceremony with Senator Mansfield, Senator Dirksen, all the people, and we paper and hung it up there . all signed a piece of But it wouldn't have come back if he hadn't helped . F: After he became president you have a campaign