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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 58 (LVIII), 12/13/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

recognize his power as he did and he kept him around, but I don't think he ever trusted him--and he'd use him--anymore than I think he would trust Drew Pearson, but he used him. G: Was the FBI resistant to the ban on wiretapping? C: I think that the ban

Oral history transcript, William F. Jackson and Lucy Ginter Jackson, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. He said, "Yes, Drew"--it was Drew Pearson calling him on the phone. And he put his feet down and looked at me for a minute. I nodded my head as if to excuse myself and he waved me back to my chair where I was sitting by his desk. After he hung up, why

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

part of the spring for me. I met her at a cocktail party, I believe, at Drew Pearson's, as I was later to meet another well-known person, Mr. [Aristotle] Onassis. Drew Pearson had an interesting salon. But by sheer chance, I'm sure, and somebody

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

I know. That's Willard Pearson, [who] took them up into Ban Me Thuot, that area up in there, closer to the--I think it was Birmingham. But anyway, no, the great thing Harry Kinnard did, there was a fight on the top of a mountain out

Oral history transcript, John Chancellor, interview 1 (I), 4/25/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 3 (III), 2/27/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

t ua t i on and he di dn 't know whe t he r he wan te d t o run off to Canada with th is about to happen. Ye t he a so f el t i t would be good t o calk to Le s cer Pearson Mini ster-Canada ] , who had wo n a Nobel Pr ize fo r a r ea . He a nd Pea

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

] Pearson and Anderson. I took great pains-- this had to be in 1963--to emphasize what was the truth, that the Vice President didn't have the slightest connection with the selection process. In fact, he didn't know on the Saturday that we made

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 2 (II), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

of the genuine thoughts of the Vietnam military personnel, that we should give this Vietnam mail the widest dissemination in keeping with the rules of good taste and good sense. There were some other occasions where a columnist such as Drew Pearson would

Oral history transcript, Russell M. Brown, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was Drew Pearson's leg man, you might say . He was up there col lecting information for Drew Pearson, named Tom McNamara . I think Tom has retired now, but Tom and I-later became very good friends . a very eager beaver type to get information for Drew

Oral history transcript, Arthur J. Goldberg, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 26 (XXVI), 1/9/1982-1/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a divorce. Aunt Lucy was--her health was failing, but she was one of those sturdy, dependable people that you never thought of as being sick because she didn't talk about it. She was of stern stuff. Drew Pearson took a few bites out of us about the natural

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 2 (II), 4/6/1983-4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

nothing about the [Drew Pearson story on a deal with John] McClellan. I do remember his reaction to the Senate's failure to extend the ban on mail order sale of pistols and rifles and shotguns. Obviously Lyndon Johnson never got over what happened

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 1 (I), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Yes, I saw her Sunday. R: --at Drew Pearson's [funeral], yes, and we were talking about Maury. I just can't remember. I don't think he got over with whatever they called Maury's Young Turks at that time, because the more they went, the more extreme

Oral history transcript, John E. Lyle, Jr., interview 1 (I), 4/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, William Proxmire, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. So I wired my father, who was still alive at that point, and told him I was broke and that I needed a thousand dollars. Well, somehow Drew Pearson got hold of that, so he ran a story: "Little Billy Proxmire got over to Germany and ran out of money

Oral history transcript, Louis Martin, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

from Polk Brothers to put Klutznick on the air to wipe off some of the criticism of the Ambassador. Drew Pearson and others had accused Ambassador Kennedy, the candidate's father, of being a Nazi supporter. To counter this charge, we asked Phil

Oral history transcript, Donald C. Cook, interview 2 (II), 10/1/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Horace V. (Dick) Bird, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. This probably is what you have there . the bit and we needed him . But Kaiser was doing One a day, you remember those Kaiser merchant ships? G: Yes . B: They were awful . G: Were they? B: Yes . G: Drew Pearson, in one of his columns, mentioned

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 72, June 2000," LBJ Library (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 8/19/1969, by Harry Middleton (Item)

disclose too much to people who need to appear smart. Tape Number 8 The fellow who does the least to satisfy his own ego is the one who doesn't have to tell it. Whenever I used to read Drew Pearson, I would look and see where the "able" appeared. Somewhere

Oral history transcript, Herman Von Holt, interview 1 (I), 3/9/1987, by Michaelyn Chou (Item)

had to drop out a year. That left me all alone and so I got a single room in Pearson Hall which is at Yale. It was just off the campus and it was a five-story building. It had very few double rooms but it was mostly for people who didn't have any

Oral history transcript, Herman Von Holt, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1987, by Michaelyn Chou (Item)

had to drop out a year. That left me all alone and so I got a single room in Pearson Hall which is at Yale. It was just off the campus and it was a five-story building. It had very few double rooms but it was mostly for people who didn't have any

Oral history transcript, Herman Von Holt, interview 3 (III), 3/11/1987, by Michaelyn Chou (Item)

had to drop out a year. That left me all alone and so I got a single room in Pearson Hall which is at Yale. It was just off the campus and it was a five-story building. It had very few double rooms but it was mostly for people who didn't have any

Oral history transcript, Herman Von Holt, interview 4 (IV), 3/12/1987, by Michaelyn Chou (Item)

had to drop out a year. That left me all alone and so I got a single room in Pearson Hall which is at Yale. It was just off the campus and it was a five-story building. It had very few double rooms but it was mostly for people who didn't have any

Oral history transcript, William P. Bundy, interview 3 (III), 6/2/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Peter Braestrup, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

at their home and I knew Senator Hugo Black pretty we 11 . The Durr' s used to have a lot of pa rti es. They had people over like Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen, John L. Lewis, the Johnsons, Hugo Black and his lovely wife, Virginia's sister. G: Do you

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Melville Bell Grosvenor, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

for by our organization. \~hite That's all There are no other funds, no government funds. But, you know, Jack Anderson or Drew Pearson had the most scurrilous--whether he likes Johnson or not is immaterial, but he ought at least to have his facts correct

Oral history transcript, Charles B. Lipsen, interview 1 (I), 6/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. The word got out, and Drew Pearson had called up my wife and said that the word was out that we were getting a divorce. really embarrassing. My sister was embarrassed. So it was She had to go ahead and write everybody and call everybody up and te11

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 23 (XXIII), 7/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was J. Edgar Hoover and Bobby must have authorized it. It was harmful. I believe it probably was the [Drew] Pearson columns. We were persuaded this was planted and most unfairly presented to harm to Bobby. G: Did you see Hoover behind it or Johnson

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 12 (XII), 12/21/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Pearson columns must have been effective. R: Oh, they were. G: Here's another memo about Paul Healy and a story that he did on LBJ They were godsends to me at some times. going to San Antonio- R: Who was [Donald] Farrell? G: He was the astronaut

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Henry Bellmon, interview 1 (I), 4/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

navy cape around him as sort of a wrap against the chill. G: Drew Pearson had a column during this period that seemed to indicate that in that meeting the President hinted that he had an interest in running for another term, a fourth term. Do you

Oral history transcript, Walter T. Kerwin, interview 1 (I), 9/13/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

[?], [Westmoreland] sent him up to Hue and took part of my staff; I gave him part of my staff--Will Pearson, to be his chief of staff--and key members out of my staff to go up there to be on his staff to get that Hue situation with the marines squared away. So my

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 3 (III), 6/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 4 (IV), 6/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with his personal r e lations with them. F: obo dy that h e k i n d of d e v eloped an instant a n ti pat hy towa r d, o r vi ce versa ? C: Oh, h e a nd Pr ime Min i s te r Pearson of Canad a rea l ly d idn' t ge t along too well. I think t he re