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Folder title list, Office Files of Lawrence F. O'Brien (Item)
  • Cleveland, Rep. James C. (R) New Hampshire 2nd Clevenger, Rep. Raymond F. (D) Michigan 11th Cohelan, Rep. Jeffery (D) California 7th Collier, Rep. Harold R. (R) Illinois 10th Colmer, Rep. William M. (D) Mississippi 5th Conable, Rep. Barber B., Jr. (R) New
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 31 (XXXI), 12/10/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • public the full record of your decisions as settled with ITT, as well as ITT's involvement in financing your party's convention next year. Specifically, before the selection of San Diego as host city, did Chairman Bob Wilson of the House Republican
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 29 (XXIX), 11/3/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Don Fraser. The vice chairman of the McGovern commission, which was how it was referred to, was Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa. Obviously, the commission was heavily weighted to the liberal wing of the party. But there was a commitment and it was my
  • ; labor's response to the changes; controversy surrounding the reforms, leadership of the Credentials Committee and the Democratic National Committee (DNC); Harold Hughes and Patricia Harris; Harris' election as Credentials Committee chair; the Credentials
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 32 (XXXII), 12/11/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • having a memo rewritten so it would be contemporaneous with a certain meeting that took place. He expresses concern about Mitchell and Harold Geneen of ITT as both Mitchell and Geneen had testified that they discussed policy only, not the individual ITT
  • and Harold Geneen of ITT, and other memos that would be harmful if leaked; Mitchell's and Kleindienst's denials of knowledge or involvement in ITT; Terry Lenzner's and Sam Dash's demand that Robert Maheu's replacement, Chester Davis, provide them
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 17 (XVII), 12/17/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • a neat package. G: Let me ask you to discuss your allies here in the Congress and your opponents. O: You'd have to start on the House side and say that Chairman Cooley was at least willing to work with us to get a reasonable bill out. Harold Cooley
  • Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Harold Cooley; the creation of the Department of Transportation and pressure to keep the Maritime Administration separate; the 1966 minimum wage increase; the Demonstration Cities/Model Cities Program; parcel post
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 8 (VIII), 4/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • attached here the agenda for that very meeting, and you'll notice in preparing ourselves for the meeting there's a reference to Wilson McCarthy, and he would be asked for a head count and trouble spots. Ken Birkhead would respond on the food stamp bill
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 28 (XXVIII), 9/24/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • he did over the next two years, which brought about Watergate. G: I want to ask you some of the details about your role in the 1970 election, but first, anything on [G. Harold] Carswell and [Clement] Haynesworth? Any role that you had in generating
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 4 (IV), 12/4/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • that many of the bill's supporters were confident of its passage but that you were not, that you thought it was going to run into trouble. Apparently there was a problem with the tobacco area congressmen, [Harold] Cooley and others. Evidently there was some
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Telephone conversation # 3804, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 6/22/1964, 5:10PM (Item)
  • PREVIOUSLY MISFILED WITH JUNE 1965 DICTABELTS; HENRY HALL WILSON IS MEETING WITH O'BRIEN AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 4608, sound recording, LARRY O'BRIEN? and UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, 8/1/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • O'BRIEN? ASKS UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE TO HAVE HENRY HALL WILSON CHECK LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES (ON POVERTY BILL?) WHICH MIGHT BE INFLUENCED BY MACHINISTS' UNION
Telephone conversation # 4766, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 7:06PM (Item)
  • Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 18 (XVIII), 12/18/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • want to ask you about procedurally with regard to congressional relations. One of the memos there reflects some improvements in your operation: one, having Manatos and [Henry Hall] Wilson screen invitation lists. Apparently, you had one situation where
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 14 (XIV), 9/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Department and I proceeded to do that and I discussed with the President my replacement. I stated the obvious, that I'd like to see him name Henry Hall Wilson special assistant for congressional relations.He thought very highly of Henry Hall, but he said
  • to announce the appointment; O'Brien's confirmation hearings and swearing-in; O'Brien's recommendation of Henry Hall Wilson to take his place as special assistant for congressional relations; O'Brien's creation of a blue-ribbon commission to initiate changes
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 22 (XXII), 6/19/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set out herein. Signed by Lawrence F. O'Brien on April 5, 1990. Accepted by Donald Wilson, Archivist of the United States, April 25, 1990. Original Deed of Gift on file
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 10 (X), 6/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • on April 5, 1990. Accepted by Donald Wilson, Archivist of the United States, April 25, 1990. Original Deed of Gift on file at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78705. ACCESSION NUMBER 92-31 17
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 24 (XXIV), 7/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set out herein. Signed by Lawrence F. O'Brien on April 5, 1990. Accepted by Donald Wilson, Archivist of the United States, April 25, 1990. Original Deed of Gift on file
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 30 (XXX), 11/4/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 19 (XIX), 4/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • mentioned it before, but I remember telling Henry Hall Wilson, who was on my staff, after one cabinet meeting, that I wondered how many thousands of bridges there must be in North Vietnam, because the hundreds of bridges each week I heard about that were
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 7 (VII), 2/12/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 12 (XII), 7/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 13 (XIII), 9/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 26 (XXVI), 8/26/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 27 (XXVII), 9/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 6 (VI), 2/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , Mike Manatos and Henry Hall Wilson. I never was in the White House, never had a briefing from Bryce Harlow. My assistant, a good, long-time associate, Phyllis Maddock, went over and met with Harlow. In retrospect I wondered how Harlow reacted
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 21 (XXI), 6/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 3 (III), 10/30/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 9 (IX), 4/9/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 15 (XV), 11/20/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
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 23 (XXIII), 7/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 5 (V), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
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 2 (II), 10/29/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)