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Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

here that ,.,as at that time Powell, Rauhut, Maginnis, Reavlcy, and Lochridge. After having been in that law Eirm practicing law for some two-and-a-half years, when January 1963 carne around Governor Connally was looking for what he referred to as new

Oral history transcript, Richard Bolling and Jim Grant Bolling, interview 1 (I), 2/27/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with usually in the Senate? B : No, but on occasion it would happen. a very important point . My wife raises a point that is It's not unimportant that she was born in Fort Worth and lived in Dallas until she came up here with the Kennedy Administration

Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

put us out of the steel making business for eighteen months. With the help of Dallas bankers we went to New York to a big bank that could have made a $75,000,000 loan just like a peanut loan, and we couldn't get any attention from them at all

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 3 (III), 4/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; served some in New Orleans; I served Some in the Atlantic and some in the Pacific. My last tour of duty was at Kwajalain in the Pacific; I was there when the Japanese surrender took place. And as quick as I could get passage, I carne back to America

Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with the organization and to win its support and he did so very successfully. Many men who were determined to leave the next morning stayed on and served him very loyally and very well--and some to the end of his Administration. F: Did the sudden coming of a new

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 1 (I), 2/20/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

would assume you heard of the news of the assassina- tion over the radio, or did someone phone you? H: Oh no, I was in that planeload of cabinet officers going over the Pacific. You see there were seven of us who were members of that Japan-U.S. Trade

Oral history transcript, Kenneth M. Birkhead, interview 2 (II), 1/13/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of the committee doesn't have particular influence . I remember one Saturday morning when the Under Secretary told me that Senator Yarborough of Texas was coming to the Department with some people to talk about a matter, and would I be sure that they got in all

Oral history transcript, Rufus W. Youngblood, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

a secret weapon that we've hesitated to mention this morning, or we haven't mentioned. That's prayer! And actually, we don't use the term "worry." A good agent cannot really worry; he can be concerned, but if he worries, he won't be an agent long

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

out because the crowd s were terrific. Suddenly Rayburn realized they don't all hate Catholics in Texas, and "this is a litt le better than I thought." He made some of the greatest speeches for John Kennedy, particularly in Dallas where we really

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

contact of the kind I had in Dallas with the majority leader during the campaign. I recall that I flew to New York to visit with friends of mine, to listen to the election returns, so I was in New York City on the night of the election. These friends

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

the authority to make available various supplies such as housing, food, and medical supplies. I recall that my public involvement with the I matter began with a Sunday morning meeting which I chaired here in the Deputy Attorney General's office at which I

Oral history transcript, Arthur C. Perry, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to Washington. Some way that message must have fallen into the hands of the press, because the next morning when I got to Naples I was awakened about six-thirty by a telephone call from the local consulate telling me tha~ there was a group of news- papermen

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

impression that the White House tried to let the new D.C. government stand on its own feet without too much direct supervision from the White House? M: From what I could see of the operation of District government, certainly the mayor gave me a very free

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Flott -- I -- 18 of his sleep, and Mrs. Lodge was running out of new bases on which to be cheerful and seeming delighted to see me. So about three o'clock in the morning Mike Dunn came

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for the President's brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who has just started this new thing called the Peace Corps." had read about it. do." He said, "Do you want a job?" I said I I said, "I think I So he wrote on a piece of paper in his notebook the name "Bill

Oral history transcript, James J. Reynolds, interview 2 (II), 10/1/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: It came about because the former un-dersecretary was named by Presiqent Johnson to be ambassador to New Zealand. F: That was who? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. by no means unique in that attitude . Oral history is really fairly new, and we are just sort of relying on the intelligence of the future scholars to be well aware that that kind of circumstance does develop . And indeed I think perhaps the purpose

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Pechman, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. The time is 10:45 in the morning, and my name is David McComb. To start off, Dr. Pechman, I'd like to know something about your background--where you were born, when, where did you get your education. P: I was born in New York City and went through
Biographical information; Arthur Burns; Committee for Economic Development; Herbert Stein; Howard Myers; Ted Yntema; Walter Heller; Brookings Institute; relationship with LBJ; termination of consultantship; development of new economic theory; Paul

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 4 (IV), 1/31/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Pollak -- IV -- 4 home rule, or did you just assume that that was impossible to begin with and start in on what became the new form of government? P: Yes. The home rule bill had been defeated in 1966. When I got to the White House, Horsky was at work

Oral history transcript, Hodding Carter, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/8/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to in this? C: He was talking to the Texas editors who were IneInbers of the ASNE. They were all Texans except Ine. B: Would there have been people there like Ted Dealey of the Dallas News? C: Oh, sure. And he cussed theIn all out. He said, "You're

Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: Oh, yes, considering that I was new and green. I was the main political guy for Brown, so there was some value from their viewpoint. B: But it was pretty heady stuff. What was your impression then of Mr. Johnson's chance for the nomination? 0

Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

by political philosophy or conviction? A: Yes, I would have looked on Mr. Johnson in those days as part of the New Deal, a young man that came up during the Roosevelt days that had been liberal and progressive in his thoughts. Of course he came from what

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. And she and I came up on the train, arriving here New Year's Day, 1940. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org -6- ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 2 b (II), 11/26/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of comparison, New York City has about twenty-eight thousand policemen, so the thing that we have to remember is that law enforcement in this country is a matter of local initiative and local resources. The Safe Streets Act recognizes, however

Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, although his early record in the Congress would indicate that as a young congressman he was quite liberal and supported all of President Roosevelt's programs, all the New Deal legislation. But by the time he came back to the Senate, I would say that he

Oral history transcript, Dorothy H. Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

for a short time. B: Of course, the surpluses diminished, too. J: Yes, the surpluses diminished, only in part, however, because of the food shipments, but also because of the acreage restrictions--the philosophy had changed under the new administration

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 2 (II), 4/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to his office. In the course of the conver- sation he informed me that the new administration was going to enlarge the LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 3 (III), 6/4/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, 1973 INTERVIEWEE: CLIFFORD ALEXANDER INTERVI [VIER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Mr. Alexander's office in Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 F: You're the new head of the EEOC. A: I found a number of things through various techniques that we use

Oral history transcript, Thomas W. Fletcher, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh March 5, 1969 and March 18, 1969 M: This is an interview with Thomas W. Fletcher, who is the deputy mayor of the Washington, D.C. government. Building in Washington. the morning. And the interview
; initiative for ordinances or legislation in D.C. government; Cloud 9 concept; new D.C. government; urban problems; D.C.'s preparation for marches; April riots after MLK assassination; Brookings study; prevention of riots; gun legislation; Resurrection City

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

morning. This was an announced speech, had been under preparation for some time, manners and ways of the bombing cessation. Now, that day it didn't occur to me that he would include the "I won't run" portion of the speech, and I hadn't heard too mu ch

Oral history transcript, John A. Schnittker, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

yourself in a position to have a job in the new Administration? S: Yes. As 1960 moved on and I was chairman of this wheat task force--and wheat was in a kind of crisis situation with nearly a billion-and-a-half bushels stored up--a real surplus crisis

Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of the country. And then on the closing day of the campaign, on Monday night before the election on Tuesday, he asked me to join him and two of his sisters in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for his closing speech in which we were glad to take part. And then I

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that in and out a" it. By lying to the bedroom every morning as I did, I came in contact ~1 with the speech because by-and-large the various drafts were went to the President as his night reading. When I would arrive there in the morning the speech would

Oral history transcript, Chester Bowles, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, he would wait until the last moment before he would personally authorize the wheat shipments . As a result, the Indians found it very hard to maintain a rationing estimate, because they couldn't know what to count on . The American Embassy in New

Oral history transcript, Kenneth M. Birkhead, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

came in as chairman and many new people came in to the National Committee . These were not people that were par ticularly well-known on the Hill . In the days of Mr . Truman, even at one time when you'd had one of the members of the Senate--[J . Howard

Oral history transcript, Rufus Phillips, interview 2 (II), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

out and seeing what was actually happening in the countryside. And my report recommended a very radical overhaul of AID, with the creation of a new rural affairs division, but at the level of assistant to the director so that it took its authority

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

session about once every other week and I got to know him then. He called me one day in New York and suggested that I come down and talk to him. I did. F: It must be quite a wrench, in a way, for a young lawyer who's just getting set up

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 2 (II), 1/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

these faucets on and off. But first of all, the extent to which you can do this is sharply limited. I ."ouldn I t want to pull a figure out of the air. But we've got now a new budget concept which is approaching 200 billion dollars. Only a very, very tiny

Oral history transcript, Bayard Rustin, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

well publicized? R: You mean, in this particular discussion. of other people in on that discussion. Well, there were a number In fact, the more significant discussion took place at the Trademoor Hotel where Walter Reuther called me one morning

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 2 (II), 2/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was then at the [Democratic] National Committee. The two of us worked, always, very closely together. greater than mine, and through him we made others. His contacts were But there was an attempt to encourage the thought of creating new ideas for developing contact

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