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Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview S-1 (I), 3/26/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)

with him and I knew him. D: What were your general impressions of him, as a man, as a politician? M: My impressions of him really in a sense are epitomized by his interest in and actions on the Civil Rights law, because I saw there a facet of his life

Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1975, by Elspeth D. Rostow (Item)

to past events in which I participated. Moreover, I find it very difficult, with the best of intentions, to separate my personal feelings and judgments from a professional appraisal of the merit of the action. Then too, I have limited access to documents

Oral history transcript, Edward Clark, interview S-I, 12/15/1986, by Robert Dallek (Item)

hangers-on. Two guys here in the [race for] governor, one spent thirteen million dollars and reported it and the other one, ten and one-half million, that's--this PAC [political action committee?], in my book, by God, is legalized bribery. Legalized

Oral history transcript, Robert Fleming, interview S-I, 11/8/1979, by David Culbert (Item)

. Cronkite~ to I also didn't think he wanted givi~g him. And President Johnson I don't know how much he had, for instance, with For a time he had ·made Chancellor, he had . appointed Chancellor somethi~g tn US!A, Voice of America. circle

Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)

ago the person who said that Johnson grabbed lapels was Hubert Humphrey. And the first time I saw President Johnson in action was actually in the Senate in 1956 when I was working for another Senator. And I loved to go down on the floor. And I watched

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview S-1, 8/14/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

today. B: Sounds like a quite rich full life? D: Yes, I don't regret a day or a facet of. One of my friends said not long ago, he believed that I was the most contented man in America. And I wouldn't deny that status. The world has been good to me

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview S-I, 6/30/1988, by Robert Dallek (Item)

, because there were lots of questions raised about where the Republicans were getting money for that [Wendell] Willkie campaign, and where the Democrats got money--and you know better than I do on that. But the campaign laws on this campaign financing

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-II, 11/10/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)

. And then the government collectively has to run to catch up with itself: What are you doing about the OAS [Organization of American States]? What are you doing about some form of peace making down there? And in effect, the action has gotten ahead of all the necessary

Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, interview S-IX, 8/12/1969, by William J. Jorden (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview S-I, 6/12/1973, by Robert Hawkinson (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh McPherson - - 7 axis. I remember that Pat began to tell me in I guess it was 1966, maybe early 1967, that the Community Action Program would destroy Johnson. This was perhaps typical Irish hyperbole, but he was very
on remedial programs; Moynihan's critique of Community Action; White House conference, "To Fulfill These Rights;" Martin Bronfenbrenner; Head Start experiments; function and selection of advisory councils and task forces; urban land-grant colleges; Federal

Oral history transcript, Livingston Biddle, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1989, by Louann Temple (Item)

-- 12 to move under the twenty-one day rule until September 13, when presumably Frank Thompson will be back in action. I doubt Smith will grant a rule." To what does that refer? B: That refers to this particular evening when the--and Smith did not grant

Oral history transcript, Walter Mylecraine, interview S-I, 7/12/1968, by Jan Sofokidis (Item)

needs of educa tion us of 1965. ar c h~ic approa ch to the We were used to much more rigorous management, in 5 j the ba ckgrounds of the USA 6 the Voice of America than the 6 7 8 Il 1 g !I 10 11 Office of Educa tion ho.8 e'\"er seen, or h

Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin and Harold Howe II, interview S-II, undated (Item)

nistrative a.n d legisla tiv action are ne e ded so that efforts in teacher training , fo r inste..nce, are r el a ted to the efforts of local schc ol districts in educating ;,d is adv]nt a.ged children and so that curricular refor m a.nd other me a sl!.res

Oral history transcript, J. Graham Sullivan, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1968, by Monna Clark (Item)

wisely . I refer to the need for long-t erm legisl ative action on the part of Congr ess. I also refer to the policy ess, provid ing advance fundin g throug h the appro priatio n proces s by Congr agenc ies, for one of the most critic al problems

Oral history transcript, Wayne O. Reed, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1968, by Broudy (Item)

, the nonpublic schools would have to close for lack of teachers. In effect, the Cardinal said, the Federal Government's action would change the qua ntitative mix of public and nonpublic enrollments. I had been prompted by the pupil-benefit theory myself

Oral history transcript, Ralph Flynt, interview S-I, 7/23/1968, by Jan Sofokidis (Item)

Oral history transcript, Peter P. Muirhead, interview S-I, 7/23/1968, by Herman R. Allen (Item)

of opinion I t~ Congressional ~ action$ largely be ". ·· 11 7 i cause there has been e ;no e dd e d in the Am. e· .·ican tra

Oral history transcript, Dr. Arthur Harris, interview S-I, 7/10/1968, by Jan Sofokidis (Item)

C7h :ou lcl be hrou zht to bear up on th e ~olution of th e se ,- probl cms I I i: I• 6·l ii ·l.:·Ii 11 Ii i { ' ·, . and put into action. VOICE: Did these reorgani zati ons, the second phase ~he n the Bure a u of Elementar y and Se

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