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Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- or the appointment of a new one. In a business way, though, I've bumped into him perhaps half a dozen times, not on Defense matters, but during the period that I was General Counsel of the Army and in charge of the civil works program. Do you know what the civil
Oral history transcript, Stanley R. Resor, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- in June of 1965 to succeed Stephen Ailes. Earlier in 1965 you had been appointed Under Secretary of the Army and prior to that you were an attorney in New York and also active in Republican politics. R: Substantially correct. Is this information
- ; Detroit riots; Robert McNamara; Clark Clifford; cost effectiveness; role of service secretaries
- a protracted period of tir_,;, but it seemed ltke a lengthy period of tin~e. I also recall that, at the time--i t seems to me that it w as prior to the response from Hanoi about the peace talks--and the Presidcnt got Cy Vance to come down from New York
- Settlement Commission and rewrite all the job descriptions. It was through Mr. Macy that I obtained some very fine new personnel. M: So he was probably the one who kept your name in the top of the pile as far as prospective talent for the various jobs
- for him. So we worked together in the fall of 1966. That was a very useful period for me because it gave me an opportunity in a more relaxed atmosphere than you have here in Washington to get acquainted with my new boss. We talked about a number
- Biographical information; Senator Richard Russell; LBJ’s decreased popularity and its sources; civil rights; LBJ’s relationship with Russell; activating battleship New Jersey; Russell’s criticism of LBJ’s Administration; editorial cartoon; growth