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Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 22 (XXII), 6/19/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , obviously: Indianapolis, Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne and Evansville.They would canvass their blocks. These were actually block captains that had to a great extent been solicited through the phone bank, and on Saturday May 4 prior to the May 7 date
  • for their help in Indiana; how RFK campaigned in Indiana; opposition from the Indianapolis Star; Hubert Humphrey's growing popularity and support from organized labor; how Eugene McCarthy's campaign affected RFK's; Edith Green's support for RFK in Oregon; RFK
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 23 (XXIII), 7/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , concluded that a telegram should be sent. In any event, as this evening continued to unfold, another matter came up. Press and network people were anxious to have a spokesman for the Kennedy side in the ballroom. I was a little intrigued to find
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 25 (XXV), 8/25/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 29 (XXIX), 11/3/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of the convention. G: Is that right? O: Yes. So, a telegram went forward to everyone imaginable that could be construed as a candidate, actual or potential. I arranged the time of the meeting to include lunch. I had our people provide sandwiches in my suite
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 24 (XXIV), 7/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , to have my assurance that I would be working on behalf of the three networks the day after the convention. He was Bill Lawrence, who was an old friend of mine. It is worth noting that George McGovern gave strong support to the Humphrey nomination despite
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 31 (XXXI), 12/10/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • for a miracle. He was disabused of that in short order. I'm relating this because obviously, they were pursuing a cover-up and they were deeply concerned, yet the nation, the press were oblivious to the whole thing. It's worth noting that this was the major
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 28 (XXVIII), 9/24/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • with local business, political and community leaders. I was in Louisville, which was a potential city, for the presentations. I returned to my hotel rather late and there was a message for me and a telegram. It was from Frank Stanton in which he said that CBS
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 16 (XVI), 11/21/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 3 (III), 10/30/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • chairmen? O: Yes. You know, we've touched on the Vice President's role, but I think it's worth considering it again, because I'm trying to be as objective as I can and I'm paying the price 7 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 12 (XII), 7/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • but I don't recall the specifics of it, and I'm not at all sure that I had any great involvement in it. G: Robert Lowell sent a telegram declining to come out of protest to Vietnam, and-- O: Yes. Well-- G: Do you think these initiatives reflected
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 21 (XXI), 6/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)