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recollection? Y: Not to my recollection, and I would think that he would be more sophisticated and would know better. G: I guess at this point I might ask you to discuss his input overall as you recall, say, community action. Y: I think it was all

, when he retired after ten terms. He I became his AA in 1955 and served until May of 1960. Starting in 1956 or 1957, we organized a small group of administrative assistants to Democratic congressmen as an informal luncheon group. We shared copies
Employment history; organization and operation of the Democratic Study Group; support of the Great Society program; attending bill signing ceremonies; accepting position with the OEO; Sargent Shriver; OEO staff members; problems in Congressional

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 4 (IV), 4/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of that experience that Walter Heller approached Kennedy, I suppose, first in the spring of 1963, and asked for a license to conduct a quiet investigation of the Jimensions of the poverty problem in America---the dimensions meaning racial, geographic, by age, etc

Oral history transcript, Albert H. Quie, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Community Action and over the opposition to Job Corps programs; that the local elected officials who were extremely unhappy, and being so many of the big cities were controlled by Democrats, that they had an open channel to the President to express

Oral history transcript, Robert P. Griffin, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the Senate? I wouldn't say that I knew him well. However, while I served on the House side, I would get over to the Senate side from time to time to see the Senate in action. Of course, Lyndon Johnson was very prominent in those days as the Senate's
rights; LBJ’s speech at University of Michigan launching the Great Society legislative program; LBJ’s success dealing with Congress was legendary; objections to Justice Fortas in 1968 as political maneuver to prevent Nixon making an appointment; Democrats

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 2 (II), 2/29/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the oil business. F: The reason I ask the question, you know some of them [businessmen] really look on any brand of Democrat as a kind of pariah and a liberal Democrat as something unspeakable. P: Oh, yes, there are many people that do. are like

Oral history transcript, Adam Yarmolinsky, interview 1 (I), 7/13/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Did he initiate action or simply approve things that you were suggesting from the Defense Department? Y: Well, it seemed to me it was more a matter of discussing what ought to be done and how it was being done and where would we get

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

said, "Now, how is it that you are now in favor of Humphrey, you, who are responsible for the Democratic southern walkout of the 1948 convention?" And Johnston said to me, "He's changed. our problems. He's a changed man." that Humphrey had "changed
Democratic Convention; JFK-LBJ rivalry; LBJ’s acceptance of the VP nomination; LBJ’s irritation over his Alfalfa Club Dinner speech and camel driver story; cross off; LBJ’s personal reaction to the JFK assassination; LBJ and the press; RFK; LBJ’s judgment

Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in the drafting of that legislation. Lyndon Johnson supported the Taft-Hartley Act, whereas, Sam Rayburn did not. speech against it. He made a So Johnson was not hidebound to the so-called liberal side. He was flexible on occasions, as indicated by his action

and Democratic national conventions and the campaigns to follow. The President said at that time that he was giving very serious consideration as to whether or not he should run. The President was keenly aware of the problems that were besetting the nation

Oral history transcript, Matthew B. Coffey, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

months. M: For appointments? C: Yes, memos recommending people for appointments. M: Did you just get them back? C: Yes, no mark on them or no action. We weren't getting any results. So I went into an analysis of the President and it dawned on me

Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

~ Republicans or at least non-Democrats, as most of them were, to serve on that welcoming committee for the President. Then they asked if we'd put on a rally--not actually a political rally, but gather a substantial crowd if we could for the President's

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Wood, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

, for the Denver speech and a few, but never actually was on the campaign trail except in Massachusetts. But I was deeply involved then in the effort to reorganize and revitalize the State Democratic Party of Massachusetts. That period went on. We were

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh ROBERTS -- I -- 6 bus, somebody had taken a shot at the President, but we had no reason to believe he had been hit. F: They had just an evasive action in a sense. R: For all we knew

Oral history transcript, George Pazianos, interview 1 (I), 8/30/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: To what extent was there a bipartisan equity in the committee? The Democrats controlled the committee, but-- P: I think what occurred was--I'm trying to remember. It must have been in 1964 when the--or was it 1966--I'm trying to remember when

independently reached agreement that the program they were presenting to us made no political sense. You couldn't hang the whole poverty program on community action and you'd have to put together a much more diverse package with elements, something for everybody

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