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

, the late caterer I should say, because he died about a year ago, would set up his chuck wagon and portable barbecue pits, and by nine 0' clock in the morning the aroma of the barbecuing pork ribs, for which he was famous, the beek brisket and the chicken

Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

do then? T: Flew back to Washington. F: How soon did you see the Senator? T: I think the day I got back to Washington, that night or the next morning I went to the hospital and Dr. [James] Cain took me in just for a He was still under the oxygen

Oral history transcript, Willie Day Taylor, interview 1 (I), 11/29/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 29, 1968 P: Today is Friday, November 29, and it's eleven in the morning. We are in the White House West Wing, and the interview is with Mrs. Willie Day Taylor. This is Dorothy Pierce. Mrs

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

to the Dallas News, which is the example of what I would think would happen. M: Mr. Jacobsen, one of the reasons for asking this is that there is a lot of material written about the fact that this is somehow indicative of Mr. Johnson's early aspirations
into Washington and Jacobsen’s job; Larry O’Brien; morning bedroom duty with Marvin Watson; LBJ’s morning routine; Jacobsen’s duties on visits to the Ranch; LBJ’s personality and compassion; foreign relations; President LBJ’s relationship with Congress; trips

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

Telephone conversation # 1907, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:31PM (Item)

New York
REMODELING LBJ'S OFFICE; FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 11/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS

Telephone conversation # 1909, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:30PM (Item)

New York
FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 1/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

Telephone conversation # 5882, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNALLY, 10/14/1964, 8:45PM (Item)

New York
LBJ TELLS CONNALLY OF WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S FUND-RAISING DINNER IN DALLAS BECAUSE OF ASSOCIATIONS WITH JFK ASSASSINATION; JENKINS' RESIGNATION; CONNALLY ADVISES LBJ TO CANCEL SUNDAY EVENTS, APPEAR WITH HIS

Memo, FBI to Mr. Johnson, 11/22/63 (Item)

and registered in Embassy, Moscow. 2. August 1963 - Arrested for breaking the peace in New Orleans apparently in connection with his distribution of "hands off Cuba" handbills. In interrogation following arrest admitted membership in New Orleans Connnittee

Memo, Hallett to Smith, 12/4/63 (Item)

Four of this publication is appended as Tab A. 2. Acting on this authority, was received, issued their p. m., 22 November. the JCS, after news of the Dallas shooting message 3675, appended as Tab B, at 2: 15 3. Acting on this message, USCINCSO

Report, re Oswald (Item)

, 1959 and stated citizenship, Oswald was a Private Corps. ment any information right in New Orleans passport, he had been contemplating time, Reserve Squadrons that American born Texas. that He told on a tourist in Moscow for Soviet He

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

Memo, McCone to LBJ, 11/28/63 (Item)

' -·-...,. ' THE DIRECTOROF CENTRALINTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON 2.5, D.C. 28 November MEMORANDUM THROUGH: 1963 FOR THE PRESIDENT Mr. McGeorge Bundy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Time prevented me from mentioning this morning

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

Folder, "Garrison, Jim," Papers of Wright Patman, Box 768-B (Item)

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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

Folder, "Kennedy, Robert F.," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 31A (Item)

, well mannered, has adjusted very nicely to his new environ ment and making many new friends.'' Continuing investigation into Sirhan's background indicates, according to his brother Sharif Bishara Sirhan, the assailant had little association

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

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