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Oral history transcript, Harold W. Horowitz, interview 1 (I), 2/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

programs that had been established, HARYOU-Act, the President's [Committee on Juvenile Delinquency]? H: Yes. Yes, let's see, who would be some of the--a name that I don't recall seeing in any of your lists was David Hackett. in your list. Or maybe it's
; conflict over community action; work of drafting committee for the bill; education aspects; Congressman Phil Landrum; Sargent Shriver

Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/13/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

had become National Youth administrator and had gone to Austin--I joined him in Austin. I started my second year of law school at The University of Texas, and I lived with Mr. Johnson in the home of Dr. Robert Montgomery in Austin, Texas. Montgomery
National Youth Administration (U.S.)
Biographical information; how Jones met LBJ; LBJ getting Jones a job on the staff of Congressman Kleberg; LBJ as taskmaster; LBJ’s relationship with Kleberg; LBJ’s inability to relax; LBJ’s work as Texas director of the National Youth Administration

Oral history transcript, Roy L. McWilliams, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Lyndon a letter. I had seen in the paper where he had just aome back down to Austin to crank up a new federal agency, the National Youth Administration, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson
National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Oral history transcript, James A. Lovell, interview 1 (I), 7/16/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

with the space committee and the space activitie s from the political side. Did you have any occasion to meet him in that early period? L: No, I didn't. In the early stages of the space program my sphere of influence wasn't too great. I never did reach

Oral history transcript, Jonathan F. Ladd, interview 2 (II), 9/25/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Hugh Gardner Ackley, interview 2 (II), 3/7/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

influenced Johnson in his view of general national economics? A: 11m sure that must have had an important role, particularly growing up where he did. F: Well, it would have hit just about the time he came onto the job market. A: Oh yes, and obvi ously he

Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 2 (II), 6/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

positions were locked. Eventually the senior members of the executive branch determined that this split viewpoint could not continue. Not only did it impair national level decision-making, but more important, there were tremendous political implications

Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

months after he was out of the presidency. But I spent many nights there. I was in Washington on many occasions for different purposes. Occasionally it was because he had gotten me involved in some health committee. For example, he placed me on the Heart

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 4 (IV), 7/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

that it wouldn't be an action that benefit somebody who was continuing in office. The timing of this legislative machinery was intentionally timing that would provide the recommendations at a time when there had been a national election and there might

Oral history transcript, Joseph C. Swidler, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. I was asked during my Senate confirmation hearing whether I would be willing, whether I was capable of being fair in contests between private and public power interests. And I assured the Senate Committee 8 LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

, 1969 INTERVIEWEE: CHARLES M. MAGUIRE INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE HcSWEENY PLACE: The National Archives Conference Room, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 3 Mc: Mr. Maguire, to continue with our third session this morning, Tuesday, August 19

Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1970, by Arthur J. Mayer (Item)

, from time to time, when he was out on Armed Services Committee business, obviously it was in the interest of the government and the interest of the United States Air Force to carry the Senator wherever he needed to go. I had heard of the Senator

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of the experience .of the Presiden~'s . . Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, which in turn came out of · the Peace Corps. Dave Hackett and others worked early in, what, 1962, maybe, on a task force for a domestic Peace Corps. G: Oh, yes, the National Service

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 5 (V), 8/12/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, seven. And then, of course, he went back to Washington and I guess with the reorganization plan of combining the Naval Affairs and the Military Affairs Committee that that created a situation where a number of others would outrank him on the com

Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

regarding the Far East at that time, Korea and Japan. I got to know him then and saw him almost daily. certainly was a very impressive and personable man. He I think his relationship with the top people at the United Nations when he

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

as a White House aide on the national security side of McGeorge Bundy's shop and then later with Mr. Harriman throughout the period 1966-67; then you came to the Institute for Defense analyses during 1967 where you still are. C: Right. M: Did you know Mr
Biographical information; McGeorge Bundy; William Bundy; Robert Komer; Vietnam; Bien Hoa; service on high-level review committee on Vietnam; Pleiku incident; Honolulu Conference; Ky; bombing halt; Harriman; Wilson; J. Blair Seaborn mission, 1964

Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 2 (II), 3/25/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

fairly obvious, when crowds sack the USIS library that doesn't get you very good press with the Foreign Relations Committee. N: Absolutely. G: Was it possible to explain this to the Egyptians in any way that would make any difference? N: I think

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 7 (VII), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

worrying about your own stomach to worry about the nation's business, eating with those reporters." And I would say most of those meetings, dinners or lunches if you will, were 10 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

knew him, and I imagine that Diem very likely mentioned his name occasionally to me. I remember one time a year or so later when some Americans were going to come out, a committee was going to come out to Vietnam and the Vietnamese were in conference

Oral history transcript, Gordon Fulcher, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

Lyndon Johnson. That would have been in the 1930's, about 1935 or so, would it not? GF: That would be correct. He came to Austin as National Youth Administrator in the early part of the Roosevelt administration and that's when I first became
National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

not established contacts with the outside world or been interested in that aspect of America's national interest as much as maybe Mr. Kennedy had. In any case, certainly in a country like Japan and most others he did not have a great image the way Mr. Kennedy

Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 2 (II), 2/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

a significant change in Hanoi's position. I'm having trouble pulling out of the air now this particular change, but what it had to do with is the conditions under which Hanoi would negotiate, including the Four Points of the [National] Liberation Front

Oral history transcript, Edward Joseph, interview 2 (II), 2/23/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Allred's--Governor Allred at that time--who met President Roosevelt on one of his trips through Texas. He went fishing with him, and he talked to him about Lyndon and asked him to appoint him as National Youth administrator. arranged

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

experience, I left the Saturday Evening Post returned to the Knight chain, this time as national correspondent based in Washington for all of the papers of the Knight was then and group, which about five or six newspapers . In the summer of 1965, I

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 30 (XXX), 5/18/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

interests are the same; we need price stability, anti-inflation, we believe in responsibility for both labor and business, urge you not to support this, not in your interest and not in the nation's to do this. I am determined to discharge my responsibility

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

Johnson took a liking to the young Sam Rayburn. He coached him and wanted to help him get the right committee assignments and there was then developed a good warm friendship. At the same time, the President used to go on to the floor with his father

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Secretary of Commerce on the basis of qualification, because business is an important area of our whole national welfare. The business community on the whole generates most of the income we need to support the government. Most of the tax money comes from
[For interviews 1 and 2] LBJ and the business community; businessmen’s committee for LBJ in the 1964 campaign; money-raising; the SST; appointment as Secretary of Commerce; purpose of Cabinet meetings; Department of Commerce; 3/31 announcement

Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

- But he also said, "I'd rather have one line in Time magazine or in the New York Times than I would in all the other newspapers i~n the country. II He was fascinated with the national character of Time magazine. If you go back in that time

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 4 (IV), 4/24/1981, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

with which he hoped to come back and run Washington, and I came down as a political writer for the Reporter magazine to ask him if that story was true. It led to a story that he liked, interpreting Johnson and his attitude toward national politics. But I

Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 2 (II), 10/14/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

any question about that. arguments. They had lots of Kleberg would come back from these committees just shocked at the suggestions, but he finally voted for the AAA. G: That was the one I was thinking about. J: Yes. Lyndon and Roy f'liller
National Youth Administration (U.S.)
; LBJ’s work in Welly Hopkins’ campaign; National Youth Administration; LBJ’s interest in race-related issues; the 1937 Congressional campaign; Claude Wild; LBJ’s inability to make a formal speech.

Oral history transcript, Donald S. Thomas, interview 4 (IV), 3/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to advertise in a national network radio program, he didn't have to buy every affiliate. As a mat- ter of fact, we suffered greatly by the fact that they didn't have to buy Austin; we were never a must-buy market in those days. So the philosophy, as I

Oral history transcript, Harfield Weedin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, Texas, and at that time. In addition to being an air person- ality on KTRH, I was also a salesman trying to get sales experience. So I called on Lee. He sponsored--on KTRH--a program called "VOx POp," which also became nationally known. He came up

Oral history transcript, William M. Capron, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the Job Corps. He wanted that. And he had the instinct. Johnson loved it, too, because that was--well, one. Johnson harked back to his NYA [National Youth Administration] experience and all that, but also that was something very identified and visible

Oral history transcript, Maurice M. Bernbaum, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

participate on the committee ." happened . It didn't work out . Well, I don't know what So the Venezuelans abstained and opposed . Then later, one of my predecessors, Ted Moskoso, arrived rather suddenly . He had been asked by the White House--I think

Oral history transcript, Otis Arnold Singletary, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/12/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

know the old cliche about, '~ou could send a boy to Harvard for what you could send him to the Job Corps for." F: Except you couldn't send this boy to Harvard! S: I once asked a committee up there--I said, "Fine. You can fill that stadium up

Oral history transcript, Gordon Bunshaft, interview 1 (I), 6/25/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to replace one of the planners, a woman named Cloethiel Smith, who was an architect--she was local--and appointed Mr . Walker of the National Gallery . or reappoint . Aline B . Saarinen and I, they didn't replace That was in an effort We just stayed

Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

committee was a peculiar Kennedy construction; it was not the National Security Council. It was in effect an ad hoc kind of subcommittee of the council. M: Actually created for that crisis, wasn't it? A: On the first day that he heard the Missiles were

Oral history transcript, Frank Stanton, interview 3 (III), 8/26/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, was chairman of the committee in the House. But I know that we were well down the road on the House side about the time of the assassination. And I believe one of the first things that President Johnson said to me, when I saw him face-to-face a day or two after

Oral history transcript, William Gorham, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

Security. And the second hardest was NIH [National Institutes of Health]. Both hard. Social Security was in some ways harder because it had its own research group, and they were kind of assigned to deal with us and we were very competitive. They viewed us

Oral history transcript, John M. Steadman, interview 1 (I), 4/5/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with it a little bit. And whether it was a cabinet officer or someone at BOB--I suppose if I had had any ideas I could have thrown them out. G: It would have been-- How did the drafting committee get the product that they were drafting? LBJ Presidential

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