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Oral history transcript, Harold J. Russell, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Ivan Sinclair, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

became his public affairs officer; handled the press for him individually and for the visiting dignitaries that came to the U.S. while he was ¢hief of protocol; did a lot of travel, both domestically and internationally, the international portion that I

Oral history transcript, Joseph H. Skiles, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was organ- izing a campus club, Young Democrats, and asked if I wouldn't be interested. Somehow or other he had gotten my name through Texas Press, Intercollegiate Press Association. But we did organize the first young Democratic club in Denton, County

Oral history transcript, Anthony Solomon, interview 1 (I), 11/18/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and would like to move in a protectionist trade direction. This is, I think, clear when you look at the press of the country. M: Yes, I agree but the votes up there still can be symbols sometimes for the protectionist measures and Mr. Johnson has taken

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

of simplify, which was good. And sometimes he'd take a simple issue and overcomplicate it, sometimes for the benefit of the press. Also, of course, I think when things were sort of uncertain he was inclined to confuse things in the hope that out

Oral history transcript, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

handle the news press, they would talk to the local politicians, but they actually ran the campaign . Completely innovative ; some- thing like that had never happened in American politics before . It worked tremendously . Well, we got to the convention

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 2 (II), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that you learned here? P: Yes. This is why the naivete of so many amateurs in the political battles really kind of shakes me, because unless you've really been part of that and had to raise money and had to get votes and had to press it precinct

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

. But Katzenbach was being criticized for "selling out" on some things to Senator Dirksen. And the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights was pressing on Hart, Kennedy and Javits to go further than we in the Department of Justice thought we could go and needed

Oral history transcript, Paul A. Porter, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

House for this press conference. Abe said, "Look, you don't suppose he is going to lean on me some more about this." heard. I said, "Oh, I think you are off the hook from what I have II Well, I had a television set in here, which is now in the next

Oral history transcript, Ella SoRelle Porter and Mike Porter, interview 1 (I), 11/28/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Association? r would say. remember actually other boys I organizations. Harris-Blai.r probably was tile only--that's tile only one I can think of. was tile press group t~at had interest in There was the debate group. t~e And I don't Of course

Oral history transcript, William Proxmire, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

control that government has, making sure that we provide for a genuine freedom of the press. I've felt for a long time that the federal government, through the fairness doctrine and equal time rule, is imposing too much regulation on the electronic media

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Welsh, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

It spelled out what it was to do. But during the Eisenhower Administration it didn't do it. So in December 1960--1 believe it was December 20, 1960--a press conference was held down at Palm Beach by President-elect Kennedy, and Vice President-elect Johnson

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Beirne, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

when he was up in the Majority Leadership post, for they were attacking him quite frequently in Texas in the press and in resolutions at labor meetings . Some of the boys from the Communications Workers had aligned themselves with the DOT's

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 2 (II), 8/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

? Tom Dewey. F: What a trio! C: The guys that didn't have the guts to show up and let the press see them! And wasn't it a strange combination? (Laughter) Well, anyway, after the convention is all over and I heard all of this storming about how

Oral history transcript, Thomas D. (Tom) Mills, interview 1 (I), 8/24/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

for people to know where he was going and what he was doing. I think he really wanted to be in retirement. G: Did the press ever approach you? Were you ever a target for stories? M: No. No. G: Why was that? It seems to me that you would have been

Oral history transcript, Roman Pucinski, interview 1 (I), 12/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the Defense Department and saying, "Look, I've got this report. Is there any truth to it? Check it out," he was, Mr. Johnson said, so anxious to grab the headlines that he hurriedly called a press conference and made the announcement. Well, of course, this hit

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 2 (II), 2/14/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 5 (V), 10/27/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in emphasis. to the press real quick. But nevertheless, I got that out Oh, Lord, when it finished, within a couple of days Charlie discovered that he had to sell all that stock at a loss. You know, when you force sale like that, it was always rather tough

Oral history transcript, Darrell Royal, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, knowing his personality--that that was not an isolated case. He did that quite often. G: Yes, he liked to press the flesh. R: Oh, yes; he was great at it, too. G: You were down in Acapulco. Did you play golf with him down there? R: We played every

Oral history transcript, Lester R. Brown, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

residence in Rome away from the meetings and the press so that we could have detailed private discussions . Present at these sessions which were held, as I recall, every day for a week each morning from early morning to roughly mid-day were the Secretary

Oral history transcript, Harold Brown, interview 1 (I), 1/17/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

of when there were two very extensive budgetary things . Those were important budgets, the question of anti-ballistic missile system came up as it has every year since the late fifties . Army pressed strongly for it . We didn't think it was ready

Oral history transcript, Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown, interview 2 (II), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, of course, as Press Secretary for President Johnson--inherited from the Kennedy Administration . B: Did you consult with President Johnson on this? I can't remember . You know, my candidate for the United States Senate then was Allan Cranston . F: Who

Oral history transcript, William P. Bundy, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 10 followed the Taylor-Rostow mission in the fall of 1961 . Those decisions included instructions to Ambassador /Frederick/ Nolting to press Diem very hard for certain reforms, because

Oral history transcript, William H. Chartener, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to be closely related to the White House, can you get your story told when you have disagreement like this? C: I did it on a couple of occasions when I was making speeches or holding press conferences. I think one of the things that I've been most grateful

Oral history transcript, Robert B. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

these remain the personal privilege of President Johnson . M: The press comment at the time was that there were considerable bad feelings between Mr . de Gaulle and Mr . Johnson that kind of dated from the Kennedy funeral . Do you think this is accurate

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

colleagues, both in the Senate and in the House, and I think this was very, very helpful to him politically. Talking about politics, you see the press is very critical of Governor Rockefeller right now, who's being considered to be the vice president. I have

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

supersensitive about press releases about how the Democratic leadership should be fighting Eisenhower, and what I called the Joe Rauh-ADA-superliberal wing of the Democratic Party had entirely too much control of the personnel at the Democratic National Committee

Oral history transcript, Malcolm G. Bardwell, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

/show/loh/oh 12 Mrs. Maverick could tell you more about that than I could of the various ones. And Maury then was constantly making speeches to this group, or to press clubs--he went to New York to meet Dorothy Thompson and her group, and I

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

to take over as administrator of Bonneville . He didn't even want to be acting administrator . was thinking in terms of leaving. He But he felt that if we didn't press him too hard, he would take on the job as acting administrator for a � LBJ

Oral history transcript, Charles E. Bohlen, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

parts of the government seem to be in excellent order. M: That's good to hear. I'm afraid the 6 W D W H Department doesn't have a very good press sometimes. B: 2 K well, the 6 W D W H Department never does. You just find out one thing. The 6 W D

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 2 (II), 2/18/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

didn't know it. know that this was in the offing. I didn't George of course was totally and completely and personally aware, and probably even involved in the drafting of the statement and was going to have to.read the thing to the press. F: And field

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

a very good politician herself, which is a surprise to a good many people. Because it did appear at one point, a generation ago, that she was not going to be all that comfort with the press, but she seems to be--it's a transformation, don't you think? J

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

for a More Beautiful Capital had started meeting in January and February. I had not been a part of its organization or early meetings, but enough press activity had been generated that the mail was inundating her. So he asked if I would go over to the White

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

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

and was in Moyers' office, which then \'/asn't the press office, if I remember it, it was in fact where Larry Temple later was. next to the Oval Office. M: I don't think he was press secretary by that time, was he? R: I don't know. He was running the campaign

Oral history transcript, William H. Darden, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Reedy started on the Preparedness Subcommittee staff-- G: I think you're right. D: --as among others. Yes. He always had some good writers. G: Was this unusual to--? D: A little bit. I think--in those days, not many senators had press assistants

Oral history transcript, James O. Eastland, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

think he was trying to find alternatives, of course. F: And he always came up with the solution of pressing for victory. E: That's right. No, not pressing for 1 victory~-that s what a number of we Southerners were arguing with him about

Oral history transcript, Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, interview 1 (I), 2/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

can't recall. Let me think about that a second. I'm trying to think if Billy Lee articulated anything about that. I don't have any recollection of what-- G: Did you see him as a writer? E: Yes. Yes, as a press secretary. He was somebody to help

Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 4 (IV), 11/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

White House meetings in which you pressed your case and fought for this--? F: Well, I can remember several instances when I appealed a decision that had been made in relation to fixing the price support level, particularly on corn, which was really

Oral history transcript, Roswell L. Gilpatric, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

group be sent out, he resisted that. And of course as late as September of 1963, either in a press conference or a speech, he made clear that the destiny of the South Vietnamese was in their hands and that the United States couldn't come in and determine