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Oral history transcript, Roger Hilsman, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Hilsman -- I -- 5 convinced after that trip--I had been a guerrilla leader in World War II and taking

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

. But he said, "You can always beat a filibuster if you've got fifty-one strong enough people." His theory was you wear them out. I The "wear them out theory was nonsense. II hope when the next question is put to Johnson on that, that there is some

Oral history transcript, Ray Roberts, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, in his opinion, was the number one NYA program in the country. But to get back. When we started having these meetings on Sundays, the IIJohnson Boys" said from the word go, "Here's a guy that's going to be Vice President of the United States. II He

Oral history transcript, Norbert A. Schlei, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of varying specificity as to what our proposals were to be in that area. We had arrived at the point I think where the core concept was to be the community action plan, which I think turned out to be Title II of the bill. Then there were all the other

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

said, IIThis guy is something else: It had always been traditional for this speaker of the Little Congress to be selected but we just took it over. II LBJ's name was first mentioned to me I think at that time. The very next time I remember [hearing

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

said, "I don't like to shoot four-footed animals," or something. We went on. He said, II Anyway , I shot it. There was another one, and Lyndon said, 'Shoot that one. I shot the second one. I Then Lyndon said, 'Now you're even with Bobby Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Robert W. Murphey, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

and to the socalled Parr machine, which there was in South Texas, many times. Of course, Coke Stevenson in his political life, most of the elections that I can recall, received the support of the George Parr "machine, in quotes. II Basically that was true because

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 1 (I), 11/25/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

did just that on the domestic program. '1'1. II. You were already advising Kennedy then on consumer affairs, I think, vl~re P: I feel very strongly about his success in that field. you not? A little later than that. I had worked with Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Daniel Boone Porter, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

in World War II days. But they even scooped out the earth in such a way that they would form a saucer-type reflector that would pick up the noise of a helicopter engine for quite some distance away. I think also that we were our own worst enemy in some

Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to consider action. If we broke the 3.2 guidelines we would confront the need to re-establish price and wage controls of the sort that we had found essential in World War II and subsequently in Korea. This we all wanted to avoid. Price and wage controls, we

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

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Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by David G. McComb

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 3 (III), 9/27/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and that kind of thing they asked about. G: What was the concern about napalm? We'd used it in World War II; we'ld used it in Korea. F: Well, we didn't use napalm in World War II until the very end against the Japanese, but if we'd had napalm in World War II

Oral history transcript, James H. Tate, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

a good crowd, ~'r. It was As he came out of the car, he said, Do we have a good crowd?" President. I said, "\I/e II He went into the hall and he delivered a speech on civil rights tn Houston, Texas, which was out of this world. course wasn't very

Oral history transcript, Keith Waller, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

President Humphrey was concerned, it was a mark of appreciation of a good ally. So far as President Johnson was concerned, it was something rather more than that. course been in Australia as a young man. He had of Early in World War II he had spent

Oral history transcript, Paul G. Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 7/28/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

publicized, it won't be supported. II He said, "Well, I'll tell you Hof:fman if you should build a sixty-five storey skyscraper in the middle of New York, we'll give you a few sticks on the financial page. But just blow up a two-storey building anywhere

Oral history transcript, Charles A. Morris, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

: "Get whatever resources you need together to do this study, and you've got about thirty days to get it done. within about thirty days. II We want to start reorganizing Then I began to devote all my time to getting this briefing prepared. LBJ

Oral history transcript, Thomas O. Paine, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

type like Eddie Rickenbacker. Then we hoped we could add to this some prominent World War II flying people. We had hoped we could get some of the real early barnstorming aviators--the Wing Walkers and stunt men and so forth. We wanted to tie in some
Oral history transcript, Thomas O. Paine, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1969, by T.H. Baker

Oral history transcript, Carl D. Perkins and Donald Baker, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

- That was really copied after the old workshops that were in existence during the Roosevelt days and Truman days just immediately prior to World War II. renewed. The law expired and it wasn't LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Robert L. Phinney, interview 1 (I), 9/19/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

rather have my friends as competitors than anybody else. II \{e \o,ere mighty, mighty grateful. And that ''las the spirit in which he helped us get this station. PB: There were quite a number of people who have distinguished themselves since

Oral history transcript, Wilbur Mills, interview 3 (III), 5/15/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

from that to something else to enable them to pass it. And I put a title in the bill--it's Title II--that provided for the payment to an individual whether he'd ever worked or not. (Laughter) That was the votes, and I got 175 votes for it in the House

Oral history transcript, Abram V. Goodman, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1996, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

after World War II, and they had not taken the bronze to use for munitions. It had been untouched. Why the man was outside parading back and forth in the deluge I don't know. He said he was the mayor of the community. He said also that in 1943 there had

Oral history transcript, Donnelly Bolton, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Academy. I went to war in World War II as a rifle company commander, in Europe, [was] wounded, back into the fight, and then home. [I] came home with the idea of going to Japan, and this was sort of forestalled by the atomic bomb. So although we were ready

Oral history transcript, Harold Howe II, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: HAROLD HOWE II (Tape 1) INTERVIEWER: DAVID G. McCOMB More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
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Oral history transcript, Harold Howe II, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by David G. McComb
Harold Howe II

Oral history transcript, Ebba Jansen and Alvin J. Jansen, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

a bell, II El bey. II P: It could be from his initials, LBJ. J: Yes, LBJ. There's an LB. But I associated with Elbey, E-L-B-E-Y or E-L-B-Y, and whether we called him that or not, I don't remember. P: It could have been just their using initials

Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

me that he had come down to Washington as a congressman, and he got in a fight with our people, I'm talking about the labor people, out in Texas. they should have supported him. us a contest. II He put his back up, and he gave He said, "I tell you

Oral history transcript, David Dubinsky, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

for that?" sai d, "That cl inched the case ~ And he II And he related the part that I had in it because I gave the $2,000. My name was mentioned there; he related it, and the crowd \'/ent wild. And he delivered an excellent speech, so much so that after he

Oral history transcript, H. Ralph Taylor, interview 2 (II), 4/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh INTERVIEW II INTERVIEWEE: H
Oral history transcript, H. Ralph Taylor, interview 2 (II), 4/4/1969, by David G. McComb

Oral history transcript, James C. Thomson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, in some ways it war. is a ci yil II And he flushed quite red, visibly angry, and said, "Don't you play word games with me!" Which was one of my first and many run-ins with the difficulty of communication with Bundy on serious issues. So I then went

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Waldron, interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

where he stood. He very care- fully, personally, polled those members to know where he stood. expression, !'did his homework, II is exactly right. Andyour I feel very strongly that this man was partisan when he needed to be, but when the moment

Oral history transcript, Lewis W. Walt, interview 1 (I), 1/24/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

--that the Marine Corps has gotten perhaps less public exposure for its participation in Vietnam than it has in past involvements the United States has had such as Korea, for example, World War II, the Pacific? W: Is there some reason for this? No, I don't think

Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 3 (III), 4/1/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh I NTERV I E~! I II _ DATE: April

Oral history transcript, William Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

]? On air bases, we had just finished closing up bases after the end of World War II. We had opened up several as a result of Korea, and when Korea started to wind down we were trying to find LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

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

wonderful. wonderful. II Then we got in the cars and started downtown. Except for a few signs on the way, it was a fantastically friendly crowd. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 2 (II), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh INTERVIEW II DATE: March 1, 1972
Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 2 (II), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz

Oral history transcript, Ernest W. McFarland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

think that that ,vas one of his assets, that he could do that. You soon learned that because you have a bunch of fellows around. I could ahvays te II, almost by four votes, how \.]e ,.]ould come out on an important question, because you learned ho

Oral history transcript, Edith H. Parker, interview 1 (I), 8/27/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for re-election in Texas," because by that time, you know, he was coming up again, I suppose. Well, I was shocked beyond words, and I said, situation just wouldn't come up." wan ted to see how you felt. there. II II Well , maybe this He said, "Well

Oral history transcript, Mollie Parnis, interview 1 (I), 10/13/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

said, "Oh, gee, Mr. President, I wish I was going to be here Monday when McGovern and Shriver come." He said, II Well , why can't you be?" was only invited until Sunday night." I said, "Well, I Right then Mrs. Johnson passed by and he said

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 1 (I), 2/28/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, because I'm not. I don't think any man is close to Whit Davidson." I was surprised, though he was a former law partner, he made that statement to me. But he said, "I will do what I can, but don't let them feel too optimistic. II He later reported

Oral history transcript, Richard S. (Cactus) Pryor, interview 1 (I), 9/10/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

was wearing a beautiful blue gown, that lovely red hair and there was a full moon. We put a blue spotlight on her from acros s the pool. I never will forget this. She was singing IIBlue Moon, II and it was a very romantic setting, LBJ Presidential Library

Oral history transcript, Jerre Williams, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

know what you're talking about. anything to do with the Administrative Conference. what it is. about it. II I have vaguely heard of i~but I hardly know no one has approached me And I told him about this phone call from Jack fkKenzie And he said

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